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Mary Elizabeth Egan; Egan-Mulry, M.; born in 1863 Morganstown, County Roscommon, Ireland; died 1934 Charters Towers, Queensland; She came to Australia in 1886 with her brother John when she was in her early twenties to settle in Brisbane. Mulry traveled extensively through the Commonwealth as a freelance journalist, contributing to numerous Australian newspapers and periodicals. Apart from her novels and poems, she also composed the words and music for romantic songs including 'Rosebuds' and patriotic songs, including 'Austral Heroes' and 'Our Boys at the Front' under the name of Egan-Mulry.) www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2bHr Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.: 1878 - 1954) 19 Jul 1932. Retrieved from Trove on 27 Jul 2011 p. 6 (Miss Egan-Mulry Here novelist, composer, only woman publisher ... her next novel, which will be named 'Parted' ... Queensland poetess ... Miss Egan-Mulry made her first 'public appearance' in 1918 when she composed the song 'Our boys at the front.' Her next compositions were 'Rosheen,' 'Shamrock leaves,' 'Rosebuds,' 'Glorious Australia,' and 'The woodlands,' 'Austral heroes' written at the time of the Armistice ... Her best-known books are 'The Nobleman Jackeroo ' and 'Thc mystery of Thornfield Station' ... Miss Egan-MuIry claims to be the only woman publisher in Australia. ... nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55496638 Source: librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/search/display?dbid=auth&am...

Bain's other photo of the Egans is nearly identical:

1912 Philadelphia Athletics statistics Ben Egan's lifetime statistics