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Richard Roberts (Australian politician)

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Roberts also served as the vice president of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association from 1895 until 1903. After his wife died in 1897, Roberts married Leila Helen Riach on 11 January 1900. He died suddenly at Roberton Park on 17 June 1903 from the bursting of a blood vessel, having been in ill
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On 22 September 1853, Roberts married Susanna Neich, daughter of Bath Arms Hotel owner Emanuel Sebastiano Danero Neich. They had four daughters and five sons. After the marriage, Roberts resided in
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on 10 July 1835, one of seven children to Joseph Roberts, a businessman, and Martha Anne Drummond Roberts
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health for quite some time. A member of the Church of England, Roberts had his funeral at
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for life on 22 August 1882. Roberts was the owner of the estates of Roberton Park and
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on 22 August 1882. According to his obituary in the
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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A black-and-white photographic portrait of a grey-haired man
New South Wales
James Roberts
John Lackey
pastoralist
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Currawong
Sydney
née
Camden
settler family
William Hutchinson
John Lackey
Tom Dangar
Surry Hills
The King's School, Parramatta
Burwood
Liverpool
Bowral
root vegetables
bushels
wheat leaf rust
justice of the peace
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Camden
New South Wales Legislative Council
Bowral Free Press
Glenquarry

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