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.
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.
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.
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-article150640885BALLARAT. (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.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. (1877, February 12). The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 – 1880; 1914 – 1918), p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207819587FUNERAL 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
