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Letter, 15 February 1888
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-242-0028
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15 February 1888 (Creation)
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- Herring, Gerard Edgar, 1835-1915
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- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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(1835-1915)
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Gerard Edgar Herring was born in 1835 in Cromer, Norfolk, England.
He was a civil servant. He arrived in New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 20, and in 1874, he entered the newly-established Department of Mines as chief clerk. He later served in the position of Assistant Under-Secretary for Mines until his retirement in 1894. He was prominently connected with the municipal affairs of Ryde and Gladesville for many years.
In 1862, he married Jane Wiseman (1836-1873) and in 1879, he married Caroline Estella DeLange (1852-1935). He died on February 9, 1915, in Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia.
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Letter from G.E. Herring to John William Dawson, written from Sydney.
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2211/144