Person: Mary (Scarf ) Domine

Name:
Mary Domine

Occupation:
Hawker

Religion:
Orthodox

Birthplace:
Zahle, Syria/Lebanon

Arrival In Australia:
1890

Years Lived In Brisbane:
1891 -1893

Year Of Birth:
1858

Place Of Death:
Brisbane

Date Of Death:
28/07/1893

Spouse

  • Marriage Date: 1878
    Birthplace of spouse: Zahle, Syria/Lebanon
    Heritage of spouse: Syrian/Lebanese
    Place of marriage: Zahle

Children

  • Occupation: Hawker
    Arrival in Australia: 1880s
    Religion: Orthodox
    Place of Death: Sydney

Story

Mary Domine (nee Scarfe) came to Australia from Zahle with her husband sometime in the 1880s. They lived in Queensland for at least three years, working for some of this time as hawkers near Charters Towers. Their stay in Queensland was troubled. In October 1890, Mary wrote a letter to the Colonial Secretary’s office requesting that their son, Elias who had been placed in the Reformatory for Boys at Lytton be released to go with them to Sydney. At the time Mary and her family lived at Montague Road South Brisbane. It seems the family remained in Brisbane as in 1893, Mary died in a Brisbane hospital from pneumonia. She was 35 years old.

References

St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, St George Cathedral and Its People: Past, Present and Future, Double Bay, NSW: Longueville Media, 2004, pp. 142-143.