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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  26 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  671
• Lot Description:
  James J. Martyn
  (active 1840S-50S)
  GLENROCK Morowollen, the property of John Morrice Esqre., J.P
  ink & wash on paper
  20 x 30cm
  signed “J.J.Martyn” lower right
• Notes:
  The property is near Goulburn (on the Sydney side) and was built around 1830. The homestead still existed and was occupied in the 1980’s although the town is now spelled MARULAN. John Morrice (1811 – 1875) was an Australian politician, born in Jamaica he was educated in England. He later settled at Berrima in New South Wales, and on 9 November 1838 married Jane Osborne, with whom he had twelve children. He held land on the Murrumbidgee River and cattle runs on the Lachlan River, and during the gold rush was successful selling picks and shovels, becoming substantially wealthy. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, serving until his retirement in 1872. He died at Marulan in 1875.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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