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John Malinn
"Cottage Creek" - "Boloco"
Obituary
Mr. John Malinn
From The Cooma Express July 1934
After a long illness extending over years , the death occurred at the home of his neice , Mrs. Fleming , Regent Street , Newtown , on Tuesday 17th . inst ., of Mr. John Malinn , at the age of 84 years and 4 months .
Deceased was an old and very highly respected pioneer of Monaro . He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Malinn , and was born in County Meath , Ireland , on 10th . March , 1850 . He arrived in Australia as a child of six years . His parents had come to Australia some years previously , leaving him to come later with his uncles , the late Messrs . William , Thomas and Patrick Brown , of Bemboka .
At an early age he lost his father , who died in Campbelltown , and with his widowed mother , a sister and three younger children , he came to Monaro and lived with the Pendergast family at Cottage Creek in the employ of the late Mr . John Pendergast . He proved a very able lad and soon struck out to make a home for his mother , taking up the land at present owned and occupied by the Cogan family at Boloco . As time went on he secured a large and valuable property and later his brother , the late James Malinn , of Clyde Bank , Nimmitabel , secured adjoining blocks .
The deceased , who was a great horseman and lover of good horses , prospered well , as he was upright and honest . He secured a team of horses to go carrying on the roads to Merimbula , an occupation he followed for many years and which proved very remunerative , his horses also being the admiration and envy of his fellow carriers .
His mother married the late Mr . David Cogan and the deceased then resided on a property which he later sold to the late Mr . Reuben Rose , of Boloco . He retired 41 years ago and has resided in Sydney almost continuosly since . He did not marry .
One brother , Patrick , survives and one step-sister , Mrs . Annie Kidman , of Crow’s Nest , Queensland ; also John , James , Charles , Michael and Thomas Malinn , David , Duncan , William , George and Charles Kidman , nephew (sic) and Kate (Mrs . Fleming) ,also other nephews and nieces . Cousins Mrs . Kilkearney and family were constant visitors to the bedridden invalid for years and have shown him very great kindnesses and consideration through out the long illness .
The late Thomas Cogan , of Boloco , was a step-brother of deceased and Madgie (Marcella Green) of Boloco , was an adopted sister , his mother having brought her from Ireland as an infant . One sister and a stepsister predeceased him.
During his long illness he was regularly visited by the priests from Camperdown and Newtown . he was tenderly and affectionately nursed by his neice , and an old friend , Nurse Betteridge , also attended him during his sickness .
The funeral left St. Joseph’s Church , Newtown , on the 18th. inst., for Rookwood Cemetery and was largely attended by relatives and friends .
Vale , John Malinn .
03.12.05 - Submitted by GWEN HUBERT; <ghubert@pcug.org.au>
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