{"id":459,"date":"2026-03-08T21:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/?p=459"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:00:40","slug":"robert-watkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/robert-watkins\/","title":{"rendered":"WATKINS, Robert (1838-1915)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queensland Times, <\/em>Thursday 1 April 1915, page 7.<\/p>\n

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  1. ROBERT WATKINS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We (“Toowoomba Chronicle”) regret to record the death of another Queensland pioneer, Mr. Robert Watkins, having passed away on the 23rd of March, after a lingering illness, at the ripe age of 77 years.<\/p>\n

    Although a native of West Maitland, Mr. Watkins was practically a Queenslander, as he came to Ipswich with his parents in 1842, when only four years of age. His father (Mr. Charles Watkins), was a well-known and respected citizen of Ipswich, having been an alderman for several years.<\/p>\n

    After leaving school, Mr. Watkins first engaged in pastoral pursuits, but afterwards he spent most of his time on the various Queensland goldfields. He was well-known at Gympie, Talgai, Pikedale, and Canal Creek, in the days when these gold fields were first opened up.<\/p>\n

    In 1865, at Clifton, he married Miss Ellen Byrnes, of Armidale, eventually settling in Warwick, and afterwards he came to Toowoomba. where he resided until his death.<\/p>\n

    He leaves a widow and seven grown-up children, and several grandchildren, to mourn their loss. His family are as follows : Messrs. Charles and James Joseph Watkins, Mrs. W. Heller, Mrs. E. J. J. Duggan, Misses Jean, Alice, and Nurse Watkins (of St. Alban’s Hospital, Brisbane).<\/p>\n

    By the special request of the deceased, he was interred beside his brother in the South Brisbane cemetery. The Rev. F. Wilchil and Rev. J. Byrne officiated at the graveside.<\/p>\n

    Queensland Times\u00a0 Thursday 1 April 1915, page 7<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We (\u201cToowoomba Chronicle\u201d) regret to record the death of another Queensland pioneer, Mr. Robert Watkins, having passed away on the 23rd of March, after a lingering illness, at the ripe age of 77 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"series":[41],"class_list":["post-459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries","series-tocah"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TOCAH.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TOCAH.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/feed\/podcast\/tocah","embedCode":"

    WATKINS, Robert (1838-1915)<\/a><\/blockquote>