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WALTER MCEVILLY

This article was published in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, 1974 online in 2006

Walter O'Malley McEvilly (1820-1867), parliamentary librarian, was born in County Mayo, Ireland. As a labourer who could read and write he was tried on 24 March 1840 at Tipperary for forgery and sentenced to seven years' transportation. He

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