Daniel George SULLIVAN [833]

  General Notes:

Daniel and Charlotte were married by Benjamin Jacob Goldsworthy, Methodist Free Church at Bendigo. Witnesses to the marriage were William Owen Forwoods (?) and Florence May Ward.

Daniel's death certificate mentions another child, Ada Lenora, aged 5 months at Daniel's death, but does not mention Daniel's oldest surviving son, Daniel.

The Melbourne Argus - 26 April 1917 page 10
MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Fall of Stone.
DAYLESFORD. Wednesday - Daniel Sullivan, aged 41 years, a miner, residing in Vincent street, Daylesford, lost his life on Tuesday night in the Ajax North mine. He was working a boring machine in a rise from the south drive at No. 8 level, and was alone, the nearest workmen being some distance away. He had gone on at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and at crib time at 8 o'clock had joined two other miners, Michael Sullivan and Ernie Yanner, in the level. Soon after the resumption of work he came down from the rise to get a pick, and that was the last time he was seen alive. At about half-past 11 o'clock Yanner noticed the sound of the air blowing off at Sullivan's machine, and called out up the rise to him. "What's up?" As he received no reply, he went up and found Sullivan beneath a big block of sandstone which had come away from above, only his head and one arm being exposed. He summoned assistance, but so heavy was the block of sandstone that screwjacks had to be used to raise it off Sullivan. He was found to be dead. An inquest will be held on Thursday. Deceased, who was a native of Newstead, leaves a wife and a family of five young children.

Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918)Tuesday 1 May 1917
BEREAVEMENT NOTICES.
MRS H. SULLIVAN and Mrs D. G.D Sullivan and brothers and sisters desire to THANK many kind friends for letters, cards, telegrams and floral tributes and visits of sympathy received during our recent sad bereavement of our son, husband and brother, killed in the North Ajax mine on 24th April. We also tender thanks to our kind neighbours for their help and sympathy.


Bendigonian (Bendigo, Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Thu 3 May 1917 Page 7 Family Notices
SULLIVAN.-- On the 24th April, 1917, at Daylesford, killed at Ajax Mine, Daniel George Sullivan, beloved nephew of Mrs. T. Ryan, Horace-street Bendigo, and beloved brother of Mrs. Neil Ward, of Brougham--street (late of Newstead).
Beloved by all.
Deeply mourned and sadly missed. R.I.P.

Nhill Free Press (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Friday 4 May 1917 Page 2
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Mr Daniel Sullivan, aged 43 years, of Vincent Street, Daylesford, a well-known and highly esteemed resident, was killed by a fall of sand stone in the Ajax North mine on 20th April. Deceased leaves a wife and family,(one son and four daughters,) the eldest being 12 years of age, and the youngest a few months old. The Late Mr Sullivan was a son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Ed. Kelly, of Leahy Street.

Daniel married Charlotte COOK CLARK [834] [MRIN: 249], daughter of Unknown and Mary Ann COOK [3736], on 16 Jul 1906 in Bendigo, Vic, Australia.¹⁵⁶¹ (Charlotte COOK CLARK [834] was born on 26 Oct 1881 in Sandford, Vic, Australia,^1566,1567 died on 7 Mar 1947 in Nhill, Vic, Australia ¹⁵⁶⁸ and was buried on 9 Mar 1947 in Nhill, Vic, Australia.)