South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW: 1900 - 1954), Friday 21 January 1916, page 13.
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
WOLLONGONG, Friday.
Mrs. Jane Harrigan, a very old resident of this district, died at Tarrawanna this week. Deceased was the widow of Mr. Edward Harrigan of Tarrawanna. She was 90 years of age and was a descendant of an old Irish family. She was born In Cork In 1820, and came to Australia in 1849, in the ship Duke of Bronte, with her mother and sister. Shortly after their arrival they opened a school at Market-square, Wollongong, and there are still many residents on the South Coast who received their education there. Deceased was a sister of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker, whose death at Gosford occurred a fortnight ago at the age of 94
years.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842 - 1954), Saturday 22 January 1916, page 18.
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW: 1900 - 1954), Friday 21 January 1916, page 13.
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
WOLLONGONG, Friday.
Mrs. Jane Harrigan, a very old resident of this district, died at Tarrawanna this week. Deceased was the widow of Mr. Edward Harrigan of Tarrawanna. She was 90 years of age and was a descendant of an old Irish family. She was born In Cork In 1820, and came to Australia in 1849, in the ship Duke of Bronte, with her mother and sister. Shortly after their arrival they opened a school at Market-square, Wollongong, and there are still many residents on the South Coast who received their education there. Deceased was a sister of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker, whose death at Gosford occurred a fortnight ago at the age of 94
years.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842 - 1954), Saturday 22 January 1916, page 18.
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