John Norman RICHARDS 7,15
- Born: 1851, Faffowel, Glamorgan, Wales
- Christened: 1 Jun 1851, Saint Mary, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales 7
- Married: 23 Mar 1878, North Kapunda Hotel (Residence Of James Crase), South Australia 7
- Died: 24 Aug 1886, East Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 7
- Buried: Payneham, South Australia
General Notes:
Relationship to Compiler: great grandfather
Research Notes:
Extract from the "Adelaide Observer", 28 Aug 1886:
DEATH OF MR. J. N. RICHARDS: - On Tuesday norning, August 24, Mr. John Norman Richards, editor and proprietor of the "Norwood Free Press", died at his residence, East Adelaide, at the age of 36 years. Mr. Richards served his apprenticeship as a compositor in Adelaide, and worked for a while in that capacity in the office of the "York'es Peninsula Advertiser" at Moonta. He went thence to the Northern Territory, where he remained for some time connected with newspaper correspondence and other matters. He was subsequently employed at the office of the "Kapunda Herald", and in conjunction with Mr. Angell started the "Gawler Standard", one of the first provincial penny papers. When the other partner retired from the business Mr. Richards alone conducted the "Standard", but he sold it to the proprietors of the "Gawler Bunyip" about a year ago. Mr. Richards then came to Adelaide, and after a short interval started with Mr. G. Howell a weekly paper at Norwood. He was an unobtrusive and amiable man, and was much liked by all those with whom he associated. As a youth he was prominent in athletic sports. In Gawler he took delight in advancing local movements of a semi-public character, and there, and likewise in Adelaide, assisted in promulgating the principles of land nationalization, in connection with which subject he contributed a large number of letters to the "Register". He was also a member of the Master Printers' Association. For some time past his health has been failing, and at last he succumbed to a complication of disorders. He leaves a wife and four or five children.
Events:
1. Occupation: Master Printer, Newspaper Editor/Propietor. 7
Marriage Information:
John married Ellen Vivian ("Nellie") CRASE, daughter of James CRASE and Mary Ann Vivian MOYLE, on 23 Mar 1878 in North Kapunda Hotel (Residence Of James Crase), South Australia 7. (Ellen Vivian ("Nellie") CRASE was born on 11 Jan 1854 in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia 7, died on 13 Jul 1937 in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia 7 and was buried in North Road, Nailsworth, South Australia.)
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