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Memorial card of John Kelly, showing portrait, flowers and text, 'In Memoriam'. This is a memorial card for John Kelly, who died on Christmas Day, 1900. He was a resident of St Kilda for 33 years, running a saddlery business. John Kelly came to Australia from Ireland with his brothers and sister Peter, Michael and Elizabeth in 1864. After three years he set up his saddlery business in St Kilda. He ran the business until he died. The business kept going until 2000 when his grandson Matthew Kelly jnr. died. He had made harnesses for the Clydesdales for Carlton & United Breweries.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Ms Elizabeth Kelly, 08 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
384 High Street, St Kilda, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1900
The portrait of John Kelly shows him in front of his business in High Street. Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's knowledge of the date of John Kelly's death. -
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De Pinna
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Individuals Identified
Kelly, John
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Digital file, TIFF, Sepia
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Language
English
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Front: In Memoriam de Pinna Copyright 107 Acland St Kilda
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