The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954) Thursday 19 January 1911 p 5 Article
The death of Mr. Edward Lord Reardon has taken place at Green Hills, Forcett (writes: our correspondent) at the age of 85 years. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Bartholomew Reardon. from the North of Ireland, who received a grant of land from the Imperial Government, through Lieut.-Governor Edward Lord, R.M.
Green Hills was then a heavy forest. Like a number of Tasmnians, the deceased visited the alluvial goldfields of Victoria in the early
fifties, and returning thence settled at Forcett, where his life was spent as an agriculturist, ranking, possibly, among some of the best of the many practical farmers of Sorell. Quiet and unassuming, honest and straightforward in all dealings with his fellows, Mr. Reardon had the respect and good wishes of a wide circle of friends. The old gentleman used to tell of the stirring experiences of the early days of the colony, and of the Sorell district in particular, very many years before the construction of the Sorell causeway and present railway, when a trip to Hobart Town was extremely rare, and generally attended with some adventure,
more or less exciting. The deceased had watched and assisted in the development of the Sorell district. The deceased married Emily, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Laing, secretary to the Commandant of the Gordon Highlanders, and she, with three sons and four daughters,
survives him. The remains were interred in the Church of England Cemetery at Forcett. A very large number from Sorell and surrounding districts following to the grave, among others the Minister of Lands (Hon. Alec. Hean), the Warden, and several councillors.