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Patrick O'Sullivan, convict Queenslander
About the convict
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Practically ever since Ipswich has been Ipswich the name of Mr. Patrick O'Sullivan has been identified with the progress of the district, and as one of its original legislators he did much for the advancement of Queensland.
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, 1 March 1904, p.10
| Role: | Landowner and Member of Parliament |
| Born: | 14 March 1818 at Castlemaine, Ireland |
| Convicted: | 2 January 1838, Kent Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence: | 15 years transportation |
| Ship: | Bengal Merchant |
| Transported: | Arrived in New South Wales 21 July 1838 |
| Died: | 29 February 1904 in Woodend, Ipswich |
| Notes: | Ticket-of-leave on 20 February 1845 Conditional pardon on 20 October 1849 |
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Queensland owes a lot to these "men of the old colonial school," who blazed the track of civilisation, and made ready the way for generations to follow.
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, 1 March 1904, p.4
Further reading
"Queensland Times" obituary for Patrick O'Sullivan
"Queensland Times" obituary for Patrick O'Sullivan
"The Age" (Brisbane) obituary for Patrick O'Sullivan