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Richard Craven's family crypt
Richard Craven a Catholic was born in Preston Lancanshire England 1st June 1845, was a mining entrepreneur and a goldmine owner.Craven migrated to Maryborough Queensland from the UK at the age of 20,he arrived in Gympie 3 weeks after its discovery in 1867 where he got a profitable claim at white's gully, in over 30 years he worked on every major goldmine in Queensland.In 1872 he moved to Charters Towers when there he subsequently took up St Patricks block No.1 and No.2 which was worth £253,000 of gold,others in the town left for the Palmers rush.Charters Towers was a fortunate town,Craven became the chairman and a big shareholder of the Brilliant Gold Mining company and also of the St George united gold mining company.In 1875 he married Kate(nee cummins) in Sydney who was a Presbyterian and they had 10 children 6 sons and 4 daughters.In 1891 he relocated to Sydney and became a director of a horse racing club.On 17 january 1899 Craven died from liver complications at his home called Preston,he was buried in the family tomb at Waverley Cemetery with Roman Catholic rites.
Richard Craven's family crypt
Richard Craven a Catholic was born in Preston Lancanshire England 1st June 1845, was a mining entrepreneur and a goldmine owner.Craven migrated to Maryborough Queensland from the UK at the age of 20,he arrived in Gympie 3 weeks after its discovery in 1867 where he got a profitable claim at white's gully, in over 30 years he worked on every major goldmine in Queensland.In 1872 he moved to Charters Towers when there he subsequently took up St Patricks block No.1 and No.2 which was worth £253,000 of gold,others in the town left for the Palmers rush.Charters Towers was a fortunate town,Craven became the chairman and a big shareholder of the Brilliant Gold Mining company and also of the St George united gold mining company.In 1875 he married Kate(nee cummins) in Sydney who was a Presbyterian and they had 10 children 6 sons and 4 daughters.In 1891 he relocated to Sydney and became a director of a horse racing club.On 17 january 1899 Craven died from liver complications at his home called Preston,he was buried in the family tomb at Waverley Cemetery with Roman Catholic rites.