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Postman Queen’s Servant

Billy Roohan (1802-1874) 1
PICTURE: Rutledge Street looking towards Christ Church. In this photo taken in 1870, John Gale’s home and business is on the right and Billy Roohan’s timber slab home is opposite. Photographer: Henry Beaufoy Merlin, 1870.2
The Aboriginal people liked Queanbeyan postman Billy Roohan, and when he asked them to mark the trees to [...]

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