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William Dover (c.1860-1937) shearer and gaoled trade unionist
Birth: probably the William Dover who was born c.1860 in Armidale, in New South Wales, son of Samuel Daniel Dover and Sarah, née Harvey. Unmarried. Had one daughter and three sons with Jemima Mayall, née Hughes, from 1902 to 1920. Death 12 March 1937 in Ipswich hospital. Religion: Anglican.
Sources
Stuart Svensen, The shearers’ war; the story of the 1891 Shearer’s Strike (Brisbane,1989); Queensland State Archives, St Helena Penal Establishment, General Record and description of prisoners, July 1879-April 1895, PRI 2, 7/A; Queensland State Archives, Shearers Strike, 1891, unionists arrested.
Martin Sullivan, 'Dover, William (c. 1860–1937)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dover-william-32402/text40167, accessed 7 December 2024.
Queensland State Archives, ITM341532, DR17773
c.
1860
Armidale,
New South Wales,
Australia
12 March,
1937
(aged ~ 77)
Ipswich,
Queensland,
Australia
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.