Trove Tuesday – Rev. Garrett John Russell
Trove Tuesday

Trove Tuesday – Rev. Garrett John Russell

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This week, I am featuring articles about my 3x great grandfather, the Rev Garrett John Russell, Incumbent of Buninyong.

The first article I am featuring is about an accident Garrett had, where he fractured two ribs.

Rev. G. J. Russell coach accident
No title (1871, October 12). The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 – 1880; 1914 – 1918), p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191428301. I have clipped this article to just the section mentioning Rev. G. J. Russell, which is from column 6, about half way down the page.

In 1873, Garrett rented out some of his land to miners.

Rev. G.. J. Russell mining on land
THE MINES. (1873, June 17). Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne, Vic. : 1867 – 1875), p. 91. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60447859. I have clipped this article to just the section that mentions the Rev. G. J. Russell, which is from column 1, and is the first full paragraph.

The following articles are about Garrett supplementing his income by teaching.

Bishop of Ballarat and the Rev. G. J. Russell
THE BISHOP OF BALLARAT AND THE REV. G. J. RUSSELL. (1875, December 7). Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150640885
In support of Rev. G. J. Russell
BALLARAT. (1875, December 8). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 6. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7426768. I have clipped the article to just the section that mentions the Rev. G. J. Russell. This is towards the bottom of the article.
More about G. J. Russell
The Argus. (1875, December 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7427280. There were 11 images for this “article” – I have just included the image with the section about the Rev. G. J. Russell, which was the 4th image. The section is from the bottom of the 5th column and the top of the 6th column of p,4.

To finish off this post, I have included the Rev. G. J. Russell’s obituary and funeral notice.

Death of the Rev. G. J. Russell
DEATH OF THE REV. G. J. RUSSELL. (1877, February 12). The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 – 1880; 1914 – 1918), p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207819587
Funeral of the Rev. G. J. Russell
FUNERAL OF THE REV. G. J. RUSSELL. (1877, February 14). The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 – 1880; 1914 – 1918), p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207821093

Featured image created using image from Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/search/buninyong?photo=O_QI92T0IqQ Mount Buninyong, Buninyong, Victoria, by Steven Crowe) and Microsoft PowerPoint.