Studio portrait of Rev. H. A. Palmer, incumbent of Petersham, taken shortly before his death. Sydney, 1879.

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Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 103 x 63 mm (mount); verso with back mark of B. Boake / Photographer, Miniature Portrait Painter. 353 George Street [wet-stamped over 530 George Street] Sydney , and fully contemporary inscription in ink identifying the sitter: Revd. Mr. Palmer. Sydney, NSW 1879 ; both the print and mount are in fine condition. The following obituary for Rev. Henry Andrew Palmer appeared in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 31 May 1879: The Rev. H. A. Palmer. In the death of the Rev. H. A. Palmer, incumbent of Petersham, whose portrait appears in this issue of the Sydney Mail, the Anglican Church in this colony has sustained a severe loss. He is mourned by those who had the privilege of knowing him, either as friend or parish clergyman, with a sincerity which is the most eloquent testimony to his worth. Men such as he was—enthusiastic promoters of purity, truth, honour, charity, and kindred qualities—have a more than denominational value. They may be constitutionally modest and quiet—as Mr. Palmer was—but their life-influence is a distinct gain to the whole community. The leading external facts of his life may be briefly stated. He was the son of Shorley Palmer, Esq., M. D., of Tamworth, England, and was born there in 1827. He was for some time a scholar in King Edward VI. Grammar School, at Birmingham. On his first arrival in the colony he entered into a business life, and during that period gave considerable assistance at Chri

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