152709
- TitleJohn William Crickmore Flower - reminiscences of the life and adventures of an old pioneer of 70 years of Australian life from 1854 to 1924, compiled 1924?, transcribed 1994
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- Call numberMLMSS 6420
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1924?, transcribed 1994 - Type of material
- Reference code152709
- Physical Description1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript) - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John William Crickmore Flower (1839-192-?) was born at Felton in Norfolk, England. In 1854 he left for Australia on board the barque, 'Nene Valley'; before it could reach its destination of Portland Bay, Victoria, the ship was wrecked off Cape Northumberland and four crew members drowned.
Flower spent several years working on properties in the Port Fairy district where his uncle Horace Flower lived. (Another uncle, P.W. Flower was head of the firm Flower Salting & Co.) After visiting his family in England in 1860 he returned to farming in Victoria. In 1867? he married M. Kyle and they later settled in Sydney. - Name
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