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Alfred PIPER (1864 - 1947)
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Alfred PIPER (1864 - 1947) Samuel PIPER (1835 - 1903) William PIPER (1807 - 1877)



Margaret HARPER (1810 - 1883)



Amelia WALLACE LOWTHER (1843 - 1916)











b. 10 Aug 1864 at Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia
d. 26 Apr 1947 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 82
Near Relatives of Alfred PIPER (1864 - 1947)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William PIPER 1807 Co Down, Northern Ireland 11 Jun 1877 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandmother Margaret HARPER 1810 Co Down, Northern Ireland 23 Sep 1883 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 73

Father Samuel PIPER 1835 Co Down, Northern Ireland 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Mother Amelia WALLACE LOWTHER 1843 17 May 1916 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73

Self Alfred PIPER 10 Aug 1864 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 26 Apr 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82

Brother Samuel PIPER 10 Nov 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 58
Brother Israel PIPER 06 Feb 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister Dinah PIPER 17 Jan 1879 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 03 Dec 1932 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 53

Uncle Alexander William "Red Alex" PIPER abt 1828 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 08 Apr 1904 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 76
Aunt Sarah Jane HIBBINS 16 Oct 1843 Oakham, Rutlandshire, England 30 Aug 1915 Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia 71
Aunt Emma PIPER 30 Dec 1840 Marulen, New South Wales, Australia 17 May 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Uncle George MORTON 10 Feb 1827 Co Armagh, Northern Ireland 01 Sep 1919 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 92
Uncle William John PIPER abt 1843 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 22 Apr 1927 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 84
Aunt Mary Ann MORRIS abt 1850 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Jul 1921 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Aunt Clara PIPER abt 1846 Apr 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 22
Uncle John MORRIS 1845 Lancashire, England 1923 78

Cousin Alexander PIPER Dec 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Margaret PIPER 10 Jul 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jan 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Martha Sarah PIPER 10 Jul 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Aug 1933 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin William James (Black Bill) PIPER 25 Oct 1864 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 14 Mar 1944 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Margaret Jane PIPER 11 Jul 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31 Jan 1944 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Clara PIPER 05 Sep 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 76
Cousin Emma Laura PIPER 30 Jun 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1931 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 59
Cousin Amelia PIPER 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 7
Cousin Roland Alexander PIPER 20 Jan 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1934 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57
Cousin Jessie Elizabeth PIPER 25 Nov 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia May 1959 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Archibald Fitzgerald PIPER 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Angus Robertson PIPER 25 Sep 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 23 Jul 1955 Campsie, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin David Piper MORTON 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 94
Cousin Margaret Anne MORTON 18 Jun 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 02 Aug 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 26
Cousin Elizabeth Jane MORTON 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Aug 1946 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin George MORTON 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 11 Aug 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 7
Cousin John MORTON 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Aug 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin James MORTON 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Cousin Emma MORTON 11 Oct 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Oct 1970 Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia 95
Cousin Robert MORTON 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jan 1960 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Lina Agnes MORTON 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Cousin Francis F MORTON 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Margaret Jane PIPER
Cousin Alice PIPER abt 1875 24 Aug 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin Frederick PIPER 05 Apr 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 9
Cousin Emma Rose PIPER 28 Nov 1885 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jul 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Albert John "Jack" PIPER 28 Dec 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18 Aug 1921 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31
Cousin Francis MORRIS 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Cousin Mary Anne MORRIS 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Dec 1949 Bexley, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Jane Kathleen MORRIS 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1963 87
Cousin Selina "Lena" MORRIS 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1968 New Zealand 86
Cousin Charles MORRIS 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin John MORRIS 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Emma MORRIS 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1980 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 92
Cousin Edith May MORRIS 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1970 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74
Cousin Thomas Henry MORRIS 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Batlow, New South Wales, Australia 77

Niece Dina Ruth PIPER 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Nora A PIPER 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Nephew Israel Cecil PIPER 30 May 1905 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1999 94
Nephew Sidney Laurence PIPER 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28

Sister in Law Catherine Mary FRENCH 07 Aug 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Jan 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law James MORTON 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Events in Alfred PIPER (1864 - 1947)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
10 Aug 1864 Alfred PIPER was born Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 63
1903 39 Death of father Samuel PIPER (aged 68) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
17 May 1916 51 Death of mother Amelia WALLACE LOWTHER (aged 73) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
26 Apr 1947 82 Alfred PIPER died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
Title: Obituary of Mr. Alfred Piper
Source: The Tumut and Adelong Times
Date: 29 Apr 1947

The Tumut and Adelong Times reported on April 29, 1947, the death of Mr. Alfred Piper, a renowned bushman and drover from Bombowlee, who passed away at the Tumut District Hospital on April 26. Mr. Piper, who was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Piper, was born in Bombowlee and would have turned 83 on August 10, had he lived. He never married but received the attention and affection of a son from his nephew, Mr. Cecil Piper.

Mr. Piper had an illustrious career as a bushman and drover in three states of the Commonwealth, primarily in the employment of Naughton Bros., graziers of New South Wales. He drove many mobs of sheep to the Melbourne market from around Swan Hill and Moulamein for Naughton Bros. and undertook many long and arduous trips, including one from Yancania Station in north-western New South Wales to Wodonga in Victoria and another from Hay in New South Wales to Cunnamulla in Queensland and back to Hay.

Several months ago, Mr. Piper came into town to live with his nephew and his wife in Tumut and was admitted to the hospital on Monday of last week following a sudden illness. He passed away on Saturday morning at 8.30 due to a heart attack.

Mr. Piper's funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, and Rev. A. Brown officiated the service in the Presbyterian Church and at the graveside in the new cemetery. Messrs. W. Beavan and Son handled the funeral arrangements, and the pallbearers were Messrs. Cecil Piper, Bert Lowther, Cliff, Claude, Lou, and Allan Piper. Among the floral tributes were those from Mr. Piper's family and friends, including Cecil, Glo, and family; Angus, Lola, Laurie, and Robyn; E. Lawton, Kate, Ruth, and family; Mrs. W. Havdon and family; Claude and Ruby; A. Haydon and boys and Laurie; M. Kinred and Bill Lowther; Mr. and Mrs. Lockeridge, Jack, and Ivy Morris; Mr. and Mrs. D. Herron and family; Ber, Maude, and boys; Mr. and Mrs. W. Beavan and family; Mr. and Mrs. Eustace; and E. and J. Brown and girls. An old drover once said of Mr. Piper, "You could not replace him today," which remains a fitting epitaph for him.

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Alfred Piper, an accomplished drover and bushman, passed away at the Tumut District Hospital on April 26, 1947. Born in Bombowlee, New South Wales, Alfred was the eldest son of Samuel and Mrs. Piper. He had two brothers, Israel and Samuel, and a sister named Dinah, who had already passed away before him. Alfred never married, but he was fortunate to receive the love and attention of his nephew, Ceci Piper, who treated him like a son.

Alfred had a successful career in droving and bushmanship, which took him across three states of Australia. He spent much of his time working for Naughton Bros., a well-known grazier in New South Wales. Alfred was known for his long and arduous trips, such as the one from Yancania Station in north-western New South Wales to Wodonga in Victoria with sheep. He also drove many mobs to the Melbourne market from around Swan Hill and Moulamein. Although many of his droving associates had passed away, some of them, like Michael Donohue and Charles Piper, were still alive. One of Alfred's colleagues once said, "You could not replace him today," which was a testament to Alfred's exceptional skills and knowledge of the bush.

Alfred retired from droving twenty years before his death and focused on pastoral pursuits on his father's property, "Dotswood," in Bombowlee Creek. However, he moved to Tumut to live with his nephew and his wife in Lambie-Street a few months before his death. He was admitted to the hospital on Monday, April 21, after falling ill suddenly, and he passed away on Saturday, April 26, following a heart attack.

The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church in Tumut. Reverend A. Brown officiated the service, and Messrs. W. Beavan and Son were in charge of the funeral arrangements. The pall-bearers were Alfred's nephew, Cecil Piper, his cousin, Bert Lowther, and his relatives, Cliff, Claude, Lou, and Allan Piper. There were several beautiful floral tributes from Alfred's family and friends, including Cecil, Glo, and family, Angus, Lola, Laurie, and Robyn, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Beavan and family. Alfred's passing was mourned by many, and his legacy as an outstanding drover and bushman will always be remembered.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut Advocate 28 Apr 1947 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = The Tumut Advocate 28 Apr 1947 (Death)
- Reference = The Tumut Advocate 28 Apr 1947 (Birth)
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