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Eugene Augustine (Hughie) Boyle

Born 28 Jan 1859 in Ireland

Son of Eugene Owen Boyle and [mother unknown]

Brother of Charles Boyle, Ellen Boyle [half] and Connell Boyle [half]

Husband of Elizabeth (Mozelle) Boyle — married 1886 (to 1923) in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Father of Rosina Winifred Boyle, Eugene Ernest Boyle, Hilda Estelle (Boyle) Escher, Archibald Courtney Boyle and Clement Lancelot Boyle

Died 16 Aug 1932 at age 73 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Hughie Boyle migrated from Ireland to New South Wales.

Birth

Eugene Augustine Boyle was born ca 1859 in Ireland

Parents, Eugene O. & Sarah Boyle

Marriage

In 1886 he wed Elizabeth Mozelle, Glebe, New South Wales

Family

Rosina Winifred Boyle 1887 - 1897

Eugene Ernest Boyle 1889 - 1890

Hilda Estelle von Escher 1896 - 1958

Archibald Courtney Boyle 1899 - 1984

Clement Lancelot Boyle 1906 - 1912

Occupation

New South Wales Lands Department Officer

VETERAN OF SPORT AND THE DRAMA RETIRES FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Forty odd years in the same job is a long stretch. That is the record of Mr. E. A. Boyle,, hon. Secretary of the N.S.W.. Billiard Association, who retired from the Lands Department last week. Forty years writing precis and judgments on land leases and sales in the alienation section would drive most men ratty, but Hughie took it all in his stride, and between times relaxation in rowing, playing billiards, and amateur theatricals. Since its inauguration, he has been hon. secretary of the Billiard Association refereed all its championship games and accompanied representatives to the other states as adviser and manager. It is because of his knowledge and mature billiard judgment that we have been so frequently victorious.

BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.

He has been a great supporter of sport and the drama. In the old days he assisted the famous Baker and Farren Company and Marched Behind the Band with Tim Flaherty, supported Louise Pomeroy, Creswick, Alfred Dampier, Bill Andrews, Johnny Hall, Maggie Oliver and other populars of the seventies and eighties. With the dolls (as a ventriloquist), as a sleight of hand artist, or on the sound producer and musical mouth organ he had few superiors even among professionals. As a raconteur, he ranks with the best, and his light musical alto always had a place when out with the gang in such melodic quartettes, as Oft in the Stilly Night.

At a very large gathering of the Lands Office staff last week, well deserved encomiums were uttered by the heads and brother officers when presenting him with a wallet of notes, a pair of Zeiss glasses, and other gifts. Though still full to the brim with activity, Hughie takes a well-earned, rest for a month or so before getting into harness, again as hon. secretary of the A.B.A. Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) Wed 6 Feb 1924 Page 9 VETERAN OF SPORT

Death

BOYLE -August 16. 1932 at Sydney Hospital Eugene Augustine Boyle beloved father of Hilda and Archie aged 73 years RIP. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 17 Aug 1932 Page 10

Burial

BOYLE.— The Relatives and Friends of the late EUGENE AUGUSTINE BOYLE are kindly invited to attend his Funeral, to leave St. Mary's -Basilica, THIS THURSDAY, at 2 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954) Thu 18 Aug 1932 Page 4

Obituary

One of the Fathers of Billiards Passes

Mr. Eugene A. ('Hughie') Boyle, Noted Referee in the Game

DEATH has claimed many Sydney sportsmen in the last few months, but none better known and more genuinely admired than E. A. ('Hughie') Boyle, one of the fathers of billiards in this country. Mr. Boyle was 73 years of age, and quite active, less than two weeks ago. I saw him crossing George Street about that time in company with a still older sportsman Mr. Joe Pearson, famous in the amateur sporting world of other days.

MR. BOYLE knew billiards from A to Z. He was in request as referee for big games in Sydney and knew intimately all the star players from overseas as well as his own country, from John Roberts right down, the line to Walter Lindrum. He was a lovable man, genial and eminently sociable. Mr. W. J. O'Hanlon, the old New South Wales wicket-keeper, sends me the following appreciation of a man rich in the best human qualities:

THE death of Eugene A. Boyle removes from the sporting arena a figure that will be greatly missed in the billiard world. A great authority on billiards, as referee in the game he had no superior, and, as such, was deservedly popular for his fine personal qualities. 'Hughie,' as he was best known to his friends— was famed as a social entertainer, and I will never forget when he accompanied the Lands Department cricket team to Melbourne in Exhibition Year, 1888. How he charmed the Melbourneites at the social functions with his wonderful powers of mimicry and 'ventriloquism! He was a lovable character with a rich fund of humor. The funeral from St. Mary's Basillca to Waverley cemetery was largely attended. Mr. Boyle, who was an officer of the Lands Department, and retired some few years ago, and at the funeral were many from that department who had worked side by side with him for years, notably J. Phelan, J. Arcus, D. Bruce, H. Spencer, R. Calloway, P. Casey, J. Stevens, M. H. Howard. It may be truly said of him that the charm of his personality was felt and acknowledged by his companions— old and young. Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) Wed 24 Aug 1932 Page 13

Probate

Probate for Eugene Augustine Boyle declared 02 Dec 1932, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 16 Aug 1932

Occupation: retired civil servant

1891 New South Wales Census

Eugene Boyle living Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Honorary Appointments

Secretary, New South Wales, Amateur Billiards Association from 1910 at its inception until 1929

Vice President, New South Wales, Amateur Billiards Association

Billiards Referee

English Billiards

'Hughie' Boyle was a well known figure in the world of English Billiards in Australia, mainly in New South Wales.

A referee of all the worlds great players in their Australian visits.

He was a sport journalist (mainly Billiards & Snooker) under the pseudonym Hazard

BILLIARDS. (By 'Hazard.')

HUGHIE BOYLE ('Hazard')

(Written by 'Sportsman's' Spring Poet.)

Where lights gleam bright upon the baize,

And well-placed, loving canons kiss,

Where, in the comfy chairs, men laze,

And syphons in the whisky hiss,

You'll always find this 'Hazard' there,

He loves his lager, long and cold,

A great man with the Hebes fair —

The barmaid with the hair of gold

Oh, Roberts, Inman, Stevenson,

Right well he knows each billiard king,

With Frank Smith he just weighs a ton,

With Inman he is just the thing.

Young Gray, Pa Gray, oh, just the same,

Belfield, Lindrum as well, to wit,

Hugh swears he knows all re the game

(We mostly take his word for it).

He knows each 'crack' that plays the game,

A great enthusiast is he;

His own scores never won him fame,

And yet he's 'the' authoritee.

A dryhash chap, yet likes a joke,

You've never seen his dander riz,

He loves the game, a glass, a smoke,

You'll know him by his pfunny phiz! Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW : 1900 - 1954) Wed 3 Feb 1909 Page 2

Sources

Birth -

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Marriage - Death - New South Wales BDM - Marriage Reg #2931/1886 - Death Reg #10508/1932

Probate - "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-PYQ3 : 3 February 2017), Eugene Augustine Boyle, 1932.

1891 New South Wales Census - "Australia, New South Wales, Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKKQ-D5RP : 16 March 2018), Eugene Boyle, 1891; citing Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, Household ID 476, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney; FHL microfilm 930,424.