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     Edward Samuel Hamersley is the son of Hugh Hamersley.¹ He married Alice Barton, daughter of William Giles Barton and Mary Louisa Whydah, on 25 January 1865 at Trinity Church, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia^G.²

     Edmund Farley Barton was born in 1908 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was the son of Arnold Hubert Barton and Jane Sherwood Hungerford.²

     Franc Sadleir Falkiner was born on 23 October 1833 at Beechwood, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Daniel Falkiner and Rebecca Sadleir.² He married Emily Elizabeth Bazley, daughter of Robert Bazley and Mary Ann Hill, on 10 July 1856 at Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He died on 8 September 1909 at age 75 at Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹
     He has an extensive biographical entry in the Biography from the Australian Dictionary of Biography:

FALKINER, FRANC SADLEIR (1833-1909), pastoralist, was born on 23 October 1833 at Beechwood, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, the third son of Daniel Falkiner, a solicitor whose forebears had pioneered the Irish woollen industry, and his wife Rebecca, née Sadleir. He was intended for the Anglican ministry but migrated to Victoria about 1853. He went to the Maryborough goldfields and later opened a store in Ararat where he had some success in assaying and buying gold. On 10 July 1856 at Carisbrook he married Emily Elizabeth Bazley.

Falkiner took up land near Ararat and in 1875 moved to Cliff Cottage, Geelong, where he was appointed government land valuer for the first land tax. The family moved to the drier western plains of New South Wales to benefit his asthmatic son Otway. In 1878 in partnership with J. Ross and Malcolm McKenzie, Falkiner bought from Peppin & Sons the 75,000-acre (30,352 ha) station of Boonoke and half its total stock. Falkiner bought out his partners in 1882, transformed the property and developed a stud with sheep bred from the original Peppin stock. His rams were characterized by robust constitutions, big frames, high quality fleeces and ability to endure rigorous climatic conditions. Between April 1882 and July 1884 the sale of sheep had brought £74,721. By 1884 Boonoke had 200 miles (322 km) of fencing. In October 1888 Frederick Parker protested against the award of prizes to Falkiner for stall-fed sheep entered in the grass-fed section at the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Show. Falkiner was disqualified and accused Parker of similar practices, whereupon Parker sued for libel. Falkiner was acquitted at Deniliquin but Parker appealed as Falkiner had stayed in the same hotel as the jury and allegedly influenced them in his favour. The Supreme Court granted a new trial in Sydney and ordered Falkiner to pay all the costs. Chief Justice (Sir) Frederick Darley severely denounced Falkiner for making a false declaration. He was refused leave to appeal to the Privy Council but the case was apparently settled out of court.

In 1884-1909 Falkiner bought for over £1,000,000 the Riverina stations Moonbria, Tuppal, Moira, Morago and Pericoota. In 1899 all these properties were formed into F. S. Falkiner & Sons Ltd, with Falkiner, his wife and his sons as directors and each son manager of one station. Later purchases by the company included the Wanganella stud and the Widgiewa estate, later called Boonoke North.

Falkiner died at Boonoke on 8 September 1909 and was buried in the Anglican cemetery, Deniliquin. He was survived by his wife, five sons and four daughters to whom he left an estate of £204,000. In 1912 his widow established a scholarship for boys going from Deniliquin High School to an Australian university. His third son Otway took over the management of the company and his eldest son, Franc, sold out and bought Haddon Rig near Warren.

Select Bibliography

H. N. Maitland (ed), New South Wales, 1920-1923 (Syd, 1923); New South Wales Law Reports, 1888; Weekly Notes (Sydney), 5 (1889-90); Sydney Mail, 18, 25 Oct 1884; Australasian, 8 Dec 1888, 16 Feb 1889; Pastoral Review, 15 Oct 1909.

Author: Dianne Patenall.^1,3
      He was Pastoralist.

     Emily Elizabeth Bazley was born circa 1841.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Bazley and Mary Ann Hill.² She married Franc Sadleir Falkiner, son of Daniel Falkiner and Rebecca Sadleir, on 10 July 1856 at Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ She died on 5 February 1916 at St. Kilda, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.³
     From 10 July 1856, her married name became Falkiner.

     Daniel Falkiner was born on 2 February 1787 at Mount Falcon, Borrisoka, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Reverend Richard Daniel Falkiner.² He married Rebecca Sadleir, daughter of Thomas Sadleir and Margaret Watson, on 2 October 1818 at Beechwood, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland^G. He died on 23 February 1853 at age 66.¹
     He was Solicitor.

     Rebecca Sadleir was born in 1794 at Castletown, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Sadleir and Margaret Watson.² She married Daniel Falkiner, son of Reverend Richard Daniel Falkiner, on 2 October 1818 at Beechwood, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland^G. She died on 29 September 1878 at Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland^G.¹
     From 2 October 1818, her married name became Falkiner.

     Una Caroline le Souëf was born on 24 July 1881 at Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of Albert Alexander Cochrane le Souëf and Caroline Cotton.³ She married Otway Rothwell Falkiner, son of Franc Sadleir Falkiner and Emily Elizabeth Bazley, on 15 November 1910 at St. John's Church, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.^4,5 She died on 23 December 1948 at age 67 at Boonoke North, Widgiewa, New South Wales, Australia^G, NSW BDM index no. 31569/1948.⁶
     From 15 November 1910, her married name became Falkiner.

     Albert Alexander Cochrane le Souëf was born on 17 April 1828 at Sandgate, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of William le Souëf and Anna Wales.² He married Caroline Cotton, daughter of John Cotton and Susannah Edwards, on 9 August 1853 at St. Kilda, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G, in a by the Rev. David Sedden marriage.^3,4 He died on 7 May 1902 at age 74 at Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G. He was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia^G.³
     He was Civil servant; zoologist. He was educated Moravian Mission School, Neuweid, Germany.⁵ He was Plymouth Brethren.

     Caroline Cotton was born on 15 July 1834 at Barnstaple, Devon, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of John Cotton and Susannah Edwards.² She married Albert Alexander Cochrane le Souëf, son of William le Souëf and Anna Wales, on 9 August 1853 at St. Kilda, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G, in a by the Rev. David Sedden marriage.^1,3 She died on 6 March 1915 at age 80 at Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.⁴ She was buried on 8 March 1915 at Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia^G.⁵
     From 9 August 1853, her married name became le Souëf.

     Mary Emily Falkiner was born in 1902 at Moama, New South Wales, Australia^G. She was the daughter of Otway Rothwell Falkiner and Elizabeth McLaurin.¹ She married Harold Weedson Benson in 1932 at Victoria, Australia^G.² She died on 12 September 1973 at Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia^G.³
     From 1932, her married name became Benson.