John Donald Alexander Hunter (1878 - 1941)

Born 24 Mar 1878 in Young, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Christina (Baxter) Hunter — married 23 Oct 1912 in Young, New South Wales, Australia

Died 15 Dec 1941 at age 63 in Young, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John Hunter was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

John Donald Alexander Hunter was born on 24 March 1878 at Young, in the Colony of New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of William Hunter and Marian Twist. ^[1]

He married Christina Baxter on 23 October 1912 at Young, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

He died on 15 December 1941 at Young, New South Wales, Australia and was interred at Young Cemetery. ^{[3] [4]}

VISITED AREA MANY TIMES ON CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION^[5]

WIDELY KNOWN FRUITGROWER'S PASSING

The death has occurred in the Young District Hospital of a well-known fruitgrower and pastoralist, Mr. John Donald Alexander Hunter.

The late Mr. Hunter ranks amongst the pioneers of the rural co-operative movements. At the time of his death he was Chairman of the Young Fruit-growers' Rural Co-operative Society, having succeeded Mr. E. B. Treatt in that position about three years ago.

He was one of the foundation members of this Society and had been actively associated with it ever since. He was also actively associated with the Fruitgrowers' Federation, which went out of existence recently and was one of the growers responsible for its formation.

In the early days, before the fruit-growers had become the organised body they are today, the deceased gave up much of his time in developing the movement. There were occasions when he visited other centres—notably the Murrumbidgee irrigation area in the pursuit or that objective.

He was a native of Young, where he had lived for the 63 years of his useful life, devoted to rural pursuits, and taking a keen and active interest in promoting the welfare of the man on the land. His father and mother were the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, who were amongst the early pioneers who came to this district from Scotland. 'Merryvale,' where the late Mr. Hunter lived, was a mixed grazing and fruitgrowing property, in the Monteagle district, about five miles from Young.

He was married at Young 34 years ago to Christina Baxter, who survives. There is no family, but in addition to his widow, he is survived by two sisters, and two brothers, Mrs. T. Sutherland, of Young, Mrs. Kircher (Sydney), Mr. Henry Hunter, of Young, and another brother in Sydney.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Birth HUNTER DONALD A, father WILLIAM, mother MARIAN, District YOUNG, Registration No: 25205/1878
2. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Marriage HUNTER JOHN D A and BAXTER CHRISTINA, District YOUNG, Reference No 16670/1912
3. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Death HUNTER JOHN DONALD A, father WILLIAM, mother MARIAN, District YOUNG, Registration No: 26646/1941
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #123570936 (accessed 25 March 2023)
   Memorial page for John Donald A Hunter (1878-15 Dec 1941), citing Young Cemetery, Young, Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia (plot: Portion: Pbn); Maintained by III (contributor 47426837).
5. ↑ 'VISITED AREA MANY TIMES, ON CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION', The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 19 December 1941, p. 1., viewed 27 Apr 2021, NLA Trove