Newspapers online via National Library of Australia

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Home page of "Australian Newspapers" database in beta, for 1803-1954, placed online by the National Library of Australia:
http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Advanced search screen: http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y

There are many options for refining searches. Using a very broad search, for any articles containing "clare ireland" the number of results was 166, of which the below are a sampling. I have done my best to convert the actual wording,
which is inaccurate due to optical character recognition, to actual Clare places and surnames. Usually the transcriptions are displayed alongside an image of a newspaper page, but a few times I could not find the target article on an image.

Two or more years ago I remember seeing a site for Australian newspapers similar to this but not with this particular interface and the advanced search feature, which is much handier.

Sharon Carberry USA


Brisbane Courier the following 4 articles:
3 May 1879
Clune v. M'Devitt And Hughes
This is an action brought by the plaintiff, John Clune, against the defendants as trustees under the will of Maria Cameron, otherwise Maria Feeney, deceased, to obtain possession of certain property at the corner of Edward and Charlotte streets, known as the Prince of Wales Hotel, the plaintiff claiming as heir-at-law.

...Mrs. Clune told witness that John was her eldest son.

James Malony, a farmer, of Warrill creek, near Ipswich, stated that ho had born in Australia about forty years ; before coming here he lived at the Six-mile Bridge, in the County of Clare, Ireland; he first knew the plaintiff in Ireland; plaintiff was then living with his father; thought the father's name was Bart. Clune; his wife was known as Bella Clune; had known the plaintiff since he was about two months old; believed there was one child older than plaintiff, a girl; plaintiff was the second child; the mother of the plaintiff, before she was married, was Miss Malony; he saw Bart. Clune and Miss Malony go to tho church on the occasion of their marriage; after witness carme to Australia he saw both tho plaintiff and his mother in Brisbane; Mrs. Clune said her husband had beon dead twelve years; he knew Mrs. Feeney; she was at one time Miss Clune...
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8 Jul 1871
MINOGUE-CLANCY -On the 10th June, at St Stephen's Church, Brlsbane, by the Rev. Dr. Cani, William Minogue, eldest son of the late James Minogue, Cappabane Park, county Clare, Ireland, to Bridget, eldest daughter of the late Michael Clancy, Heidelberg, Victoria.

25 Mar 1892
Missing Friends
QUINLIVAN, Mary, left Meelick, Cratloe, county Clare, Ireland, 1840, to join her brother in Hobart Town, Tasmania, and has not since been heard of.

6 Jul 1894
DEATH
MINOGUE John, the dearly beloved husband of Margaret Minogue, departed his life on the 3rd June, 1894. Born in Aughrim, County Clare, Ireland, in the year 1836. Leaves a wite and five children to mourn their loss. May his soul rest in peace. Deeply regretted by all who knew him. Inserted by his sorrowful wife and children. (Charters Towers papers please copy.)


Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) the following 12 items:
3 Apr 1916
The death of Mr. M. F. Neylon, which occurred at Highview, Jolimont, at the age of 84, on Friday last, removed a very old and successful colonist and a well-known and respected resident of the Western district. A native of County Clare, Ireland, he arrived in Geelong in 1850, at the age of l8. He was one of the first on the Ballarat goldfields, and witnessed the Eureka riots, and took an active part in endeavouring to arrange a peaceful settlement. In 1862 he took up land at Beeac, now known as the Stonyhurst Estate. In 1803 he acquired the Blacklock properly at Camperdown, and in 1874 he purchased the Commercial Hotel in Camperdown, which he conducted until 1890, when he sold out and returned to Stonyhurst, where he remained until two years ago, when, owing to failing health, he came to Melbourne to live. He had a very jovial temperament and charitable disposition. There survive him his widow, five sons, and four daughters. The youngest son, Dr. Michael Neylon, is a captain in the R.A.M.C., at present "somewhere" in France.

22 Dec 1917
BOLAND.-On the Ifith December, at Mt. St. Evins private hospital. Edmond Boland, fourth son of the late Kdmot-M and Mary Boland, Shinnnnnuck, County Clare, Ireland. (Interred privately, 10th December, Melbourne General Cemetery.)

10 Jun 1918
Mr. Michael McMahon, of Mologa, near Pyramid Hill, who died on Friday at the age of _1 [81? 91?] years, came to Victoria from county Clare, Ireland, in 1857. He worked on the goldfields, and selected land at Mologa in 1870 [might be 1876].

31 Jan 1922
Great Polar Explorer
...
Major Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was born at Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland, on February 15, 1874. The eldest son of Dr Henry Shackleton, he was educated at Dulwich College, and went to sea in the merchant service...

9 Feb 1923
MCNAMARA -On the 16th December at his home, Knock a tureen Kilkishen, County Clare Ireland, John McNamara, the loved father of Bride and Mrs T Mooney (Rob Roy Hotel)

12 Sep 1923
Neylan - On the 10th September, at "Myra," 171 Wellington street, Flemington, Ellen, relict of the late James Neylan, beloved mother of Mrs Ward, Thomas J., Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs Caffry, Mrs Carroll, James A, John J., Margaret, Mrs. Thompson, Patrick F., Frank M., William M., and loving sister of Mrs. J. Quinlivan, Mrs. O'Shannessy, and Mrs. Hayes, native of Liscullane, County Clare, Ireland, late of North Melbourne, aged 70 years No flowers. Requiescat in pace

Tuesday, 12 Jul 1927
Mrs. Mary Rogers...of Queenscliff, died on Friday. Mrs. Rodgers was born in Augnish, County Clare, Ireland, on June 6, 1827. She came to Australia in the Boomerang in 1852...and was married on the day of the openning of the first Victorian Parliament...Mrs. Rodgers had all her faculties up to the time of her death and did not need to wear glasses...Mrs. Rodgers...had nine children...Her husband. Mr. Edward Patrick Rodgers, died 81 years in June, 1900. He was in the Royal Navy for 21 years... Mr. Rodgers was coxswain of the first lifeboat at Queenscliff. His son, Mr. Edward Rodgers, is superintendent of the present motor lifeboat.

17 Dec 1925
CAMPERDOWN.
The death has occurred of Mr. Patrick McMahon of North Park. Mr. McMahon, who was aged 83 years, arrived in Australia 73 years ago from County Clare, Ireland. He followed farming pursuits until a few years ago. He was one of the founders and directors of the Campertown butter factory.

19 Jun 1926
KOROIT
The death has occurred of Mr. Roger Lane, aged 87 years. He was born in County Clare, Ireland and landed in Melbourne 66 years ago.

12 Mar 1930
MOLONY On the 9th March at his residence, Kilclaren Litchfield Thomas dearly loved husband of Catherine, loving and devoted father of Margaret (Sister M Loyola Presentation Convent Myrtleford, Cis (Mrs Frank Cantwell (Donald) Tot (Mrs D.J. Nolan Albury) Thomas Patrick (Donald), Michael Joseph (Sea Lake) John Francis (St Kilda) William Stanlialus Katie and Eileen aged 69 years. Born Ennis Co. Clare, Ireland. May his soul rest in peace.

5 Jan 1931
The death of Mr. William Crowe, aged 93 years occurred at his home in Koroit on Saturday. Born in County Clare, Ireland, Mr. Crowe came to Australia when he [illegible]... Until his retirement 10 years ago he was engaged in farming in Koioit. He was mayor of Koioit three times. Seven of Mr Crowe's children live in A ictom.

23 Feb 1945
O'NEILL -On February 22, at Koo-wee-rup, Ellen, the dearly beloved wife of the late John O'Neill, of McDonald's Drain road, Koo-wee-rup, and loving mother of James, Thomas, Daniel, and Edmund, born in Fakle, County Clare, Ireland, aged 90 years. Requiescat in pace.

The West Australian
23 Apr 1895
AN accident of a serious nature occurred yesterday afternoon at Fremantle on the works now in progress in connection with the Fremantle harbour works, in the construction of the south mole, at the entrance to the river, a large number of workmen are engaged in trucking and placing material. One of these workmen, W Dohney [surname not seen, article not visible], a stalwart young man 34 years of agc, whilst assisting in the discharge of a ti.t track, was struck by a weighty mass of stone, which, owing to a sudden jolt, was dislodged from the truck, and, striking the unfortunate man heavily on the left side, inflicted injuries which necessitated his immediate removal to the hospital in Cantonment-street, where he was...who found...[to have] a comminuted fracture of the left ribs had occurred, and that the lungs were pierced. There was also a compound comminuted fracture of the left thigh, a fractured arm, and the left leg above the ankle was crushed and broken... {I]it is hoped that Dohney, who is a man of splendid build and sound constitution, will successfully pull through the ordeal. The injured man is 34 years of age, is a native of County Clare, Ireland, and has been in the colony for some considerable time, during a great portion of which he has worked on the Harbour works. He is a widower, and has one son, a boy of 13...

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It never ceases to amaze me how widely it is reported that Shackleton the explorer was born in Kilkee, Co. Clare; it is now well-known that he was from Kilkea, Co. Kildare. There is even a `Shackleton Terrace, Kilkee' named after him, some of the locals having fallen for the incorrect version of the story.

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Excellent to have the correction on Shackleton's origin. Thanks for writing in about that, Paddy W.

Sharon Carberry