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Amy Burns (1876–?)

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Amy Robinson (1876–?), daughter of Kitty Hanley and Robert Robinson, was born on Wiradjuri Country at Bullock Creek, a tributary of the Bogan River, New South Wales, in 1876. She married Charles Burns of Tomingley on 5 July 1897 at Dandaloo. She died on 8 September 1942 at Newington.

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Citation details

'Burns, Amy (1876–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/burns-amy-31752/text39204, accessed 6 October 2024.

© Copyright People Australia, 2012

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Robinson, Amy
Birth

1876
Bullock Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

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