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He had two brothers: Alexander
Henderson Mather (c. 1861 – 13 June 1942) of Mount Gambier, and George R. J. Mather of Naracoorte. A sister, Margaret married Omar Arthur of Mount Gambier on 17 November 1875. Another sister married J. J. Driscoll of Mount Gambier.
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Australia to do colored monotypes. In 1900 he and Joseph Hanka founded Mather & Hanka's Excelsior Engraving Company of 4
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A Metrical
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181:The Old woman (Turgenieff done into Verse)
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386:"Testimonial to Mesdames Mather and Ash"
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435:"Metropolitan Memoranda by Aurolyous"
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