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Newspapers have long been an excellent source of information when articulating historical events or portraying the stories of individuals. What follows is the narrative of a Greek named George Manuel or Emanuel, who by all claims, arrived at the colony of New South Wales in 1811.
The story commences with the death of the centenarian George Manuel on 22 June 1878 and follows the path of his life journey in the colony of New South Wales and beyond.
The following newspaper extract, which draws attention to George’s death, first appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on Friday, 28 June, 1878 and reads:
“On Sunday, the 23rd June, there was buried at the cemetery, Castle Hill, by the Rev. Mr. Dawson, Wesleyan minister, George Manuel or George Emanuel, on whose coffin was inscribed the age of 101 years.”