John Mason "Jack" Miller

1918 - Abt 2015  (96 years)

• Name	John Mason "Jack" Miller
  Nickname	Jack
  Residence	1918	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	Water Lane, now known as Myall Avenue
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Birth	7 Dec 1918	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [2, 3]
  	Name:     John mason Miller Birth Date:     7 Dec 1918 Birth Place:     Queensland Registration Year:     1918 Registration Place:     Queensland, Australia Father:     Albert edward Miller Mother:     Emily Wooff Registration Number:     015813
  Gender	Male
  Hobby	bird breeding, showing both fowls and canaries  [1]
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Hobby	fishing  [1]
  	Jack was involved with the stocking of Leslie Dam.
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	, G.L. Henry and Co. on King Street
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Greymare, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	collected milk on the Geymare Chees Factory run for three years
  	Jack also trained as a cheesemaker while here.
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	Horse racing
  	Jack had a horse 'Glitter', a mare a little under 14 hands, won money for racing and trophies for jumping.
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	labourer working on the sewage pipeline and the O.O. Madsen bridge
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	residential development
  	Jack purchased the land opposite Akooroomak from his late father's estate for ?60. He subdivided it, naming Miller Street. His brother-in-law Phil Clifford built the first house.
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	worked at Bonza, now Riverina
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	worked at Bunge's
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Occupation	1929	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	left Mt. Gordon school to work with his father as a wood cutter
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Residence	Greymare, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Residence	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	built a new house at Lyndhurst Lane
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  Residence	Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  	Wantley Street
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2
  _UID	950482E6F6B94CDE8BC2236A34C874C1E5F2
  Death	Abt 2015	Queensland, Australia
  Notes	Jack was the baby of the family. 'Mom' never called him uncle as he was only 6 1/2 years older than she was. (Medical):Had scarlet fever when Heather was born in 1943.
  Person ID	I16672	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, my 2 great grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Albert Edward Miller,   b. 4 Apr 1874, Stanley, Ipswich Reserve, Queensland, Australia d. 14 Sep 1941, Mile End, Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Emily Wooff,   b. 30 Apr 1875, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia d. 31 Dec 1930, Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1898	Warwick, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
  Family ID	F3095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mavis Clifford,   b. 2 Feb 1921, Queensland, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Jun 1941	Warwick, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia   [4]
  	Jack and  Mavis met when she was working at her parents' shop on the corner of Wood and Wallace streets. They were married at the Methodist Church which was relocated stone-by-stone to the Scots' College when the site was redeveloped as a shopping centre. [4]
  		Mavis Clifford & Jack Miller
  		Jack & Mavis Miller, 50th Wedding Anniversary
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F5198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Water Lane, now known as Myall Avenue - 1918 - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Birth - 7 Dec 1918 - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - , G.L. Henry and Co. on King Street - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - Horse racing - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - labourer working on the sewage pipeline and the O.O. Madsen bridge - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - residential development - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - worked at Bonza, now Riverina - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - worked at Bunge's - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Occupation - left Mt. Gordon school to work with his father as a wood cutter - 1929 - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Residence - built a new house at Lyndhurst Lane - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Residence - Wantley Street - - Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Marriage - 7 Jun 1941 - Warwick, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia Death - Abt 2015 - Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 1
  		Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday Pt 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Ontario. Lanark County., Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (FHL), 26 Feb 2018, p. Newspaper: Jack's 90th Birthday (Reliability: 3). [S27] Ontario. Lanark County., Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (FHL), 26 Feb 2018, p. Research Notes (Reliability: 3). [S88] Iowa., USA, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, accessed 2 Mar 2018), John Mason Miller; Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. (Reliability: 3). [S30] Lynette Carey Stewart, Australia, Queensland, Lynelle Stewart Files and Documentation, p. Research Notes (Reliability: 3).