Death Notice Quirke Catherine 1933

• Title	Death Notice Quirke Catherine 1933
  Short Title	Death Notice Quirke Catherine 1933
  Source ID	S574
  Text	OBITUARY MRS. C. QUIRK Mrs. Catherine Quirk, the mother of Mr J. J. Quirk, solicitor, died at Mosman, Sydney, on Monday, 21st inst. Mrs. Quirk was born at John's Well, County Tipperary, Ireland, on 24th November, 1835, She came to Australia as a girl of fifteen, and when nineteen was married at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, to Thomas Quirk, whom she had known in Ireland. Mr. Thomas Quirk died at 73 years of age, 25 years ago. Mr. J. J. Quirk, who was the sixth of a family of 10 children, was born at Boomey, near Molong, where his parents owned a property called 'Maryland.' After- wards Mr. Quirk, sen., acquired pro- perties known as 'Gladstone,' Wel- lington, and 'Baltimore,' near Dubbo; and for many years carried on the business of flour milling at Caloula, near Orange, and at Wellington, in association with Mr. Cater, father of the late H. E. Cater, M.L.C, with Ferguson Brothers, and finally on his own account. One son of the late Mrs. Quirk (Mr. Peter Quirk) is dead, as also is the eldest daughter (Mrs. I. W. Bourke). Three sons survive J. H. Quirk, solicitor, Wellington; J. J. Quirk, of Narandera; and Mr. Tom Quirk, of Gladstone, Wellington; five daughters, Sisters Lawrence, of the Convent of Mercy, Bathurst; and As- sissium, of the Convent of Mercy, Narromine; Mrs. E. O'Brien, Mrs. J. Merrick, and Miss Connie Quirk, all of Mosman. The late Mrs. Quirk was a lady of the most extraordinary energy and retained all her mental faculties right to the end of her life; and her bodily health only began to fail three or four years ago. Very few, people are alive to-day who had as much knowledge of conditions in Australia in the old pioneering days, and not many individuals contributed more lib- erally in individual effort to the de- velopment of Australia. Mrs. Quirk was very widely known in Sydney and throughout the western part of the State, and her funeral to the Gore Hill Cemetery was very largely attended. Dr. Doyle, for many years President of St. Kieran's Ecclesiastical College, Kilkenny, was a nephew of deceased. The mourners at the funeral were Messrs. J. H., T. F. and J. J. Quirk (sons), the last named being of Nar- andera, Mesdames E. O'Brien and J. Merrick and Miss L. M. Quirk, (daughters), Mr. A, Merrick (son-in law), Mesdames J. H. and T. F. Quirk (daughters-in-law). Messrs. T. F. and J. P. Bourke, T. E., P. F., and J. P. O'Brien., Misses Mary G. Bourke, Mollie O'Brien, Moya and Helen Mer rick, and Masters Maurice and Tom Merrick (grandchildren). Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW : 1893 - 1953) - Tuesday 29 August 1933
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