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     Max Henry Price was born on 1 April 1915.¹ He died in 1972.

     Her married name was Cowen. Minnie Elizabeth Price was born on 31 December 1897 at Tasmania, Australia.¹ She married William Edward Cowen, son of Richard Cowen and Emma Challis Linton, in 1914. Minnie Elizabeth Price lived in 1985 at Moonah, Tasmania, Australia. She died on 15 September 1985 at The Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, at age 87. She was buried on 17 December 1985 at Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania, Australia, Site LK. No. 306.² She
Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee findings 18 October 2002 (Extract from page 48)

Arthur Reginald Priest and Anthony John Francis Brown have a common ancestor, Rachel Collier, whom they claim was an aboriginal. Arthur Reginald Priest has identified himself as a person of aboriginal descent all his life. His father, Arthur Edward Priest and his grandmother, Elsie Laura Priest (nee Price) told him from an early age that he had an aboriginal ancestor by the name of Rachel Collier. Elsie Laura Priest (Price) was Rachel Collier’s granddaughter.

Anthony John Francis Brown has identified himself as a person of aboriginal descent since he was about 18 years of age. At that time his cousin urged him to take his aboriginality seriously. Prior to that, he and his family used to joke about being aboriginal because his mother had dark skin. Mr. Brown’s grandmother was Violet Lillian Price, a sister of Elsie Laura Priest (Price) (Mr.Priest’s grandmother).

Mr. Priest gave evidence to the Tribunal that he has a good memory of his grandmother, Elsie Laura Priest (Price). He spoke to his grandmother from time to time. She not only told him about Rachel Collier but also about aboriginal customs, culture, how to hunt, find different foods in the bush and about natural bush medicines.His father reinforced those aboriginal values. His mother told him that she was “warned” just prior to her marriage to his father that she should know that she was marrying “a bloody abo”.

Mr. Priest has identified as an aboriginal in the community in th efollowing ways. He has been an active supporter for many years of ASSPA. He has for many years declared his aboriginality. He has a fishing licence of a type available only to aboriginals. He has relations from the same ancestral line who hold positions in ATSIC and the TAC.

Evidence was given by Bruce William Patmore that in about 1984 he met a woman by the name of Minnie Elizabeth Price who had married a brother of his great grandfather. Minnie Price was a sister of Elsie Laura Priest (Price) and Violet Lillian Price. Mr. Patmore told the Tribunal that Minnie Price had dark skin and was of distinctly aboriginal appearance. He said that Minnie Price was an impressive, assertive person. She said that she was an aborigine. She was open and confident about her aboriginality. Minnie Price died in September 1985. on 18 October 2002.

     Myra Price married Roy Anthony Fisk, son of Anthony Fisk and Gertrude Charlotte Elizabeth Morris, at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia. Myra Price was also known as Myra Fisk. She was born circa 1921. She was buried in December 2008 at Apollo Bay Cemetery, 'Krambruk', Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. She died in December 2008 at Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

     Norman Eric Price was born on 13 April 1911 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 11 January 1994 at age 82.

     Patricia Sybil Price was born on 7 August 1926. She died on 6 November 1942 at The Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, at age 16.

     Paul James Price was born on 30 July 1950 at Tasmania, Australia. He died on 23 September 1950 at Tasmania, Australia, Died in infancy.

     Phyllis Edna Price was born on 29 March 1913 at Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. As of 26 August 1933,her married name was Seghers. She married Walter Edward Seghers on 26 August 1933 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Phyllis Edna Price died on 22 February 1990 at Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, at age 76.

     Rachel Elizabeth Price Tas Archives have the wrong parents recorded for Rachel.
I have Rachel Elizabeth Price Bn 6.2.1868 as a daughter of George Price and Rachel Collier, and married to Hugh Herbert Hughes.

Tas Archives has her parents as Mark Price and Margaret Dunn.This was another Rachel Elizabeth Price, she was born in September 1868. Because our Rachel wasn’t registered under her name, it is a bit confusing.

Our Rachel Elizabeth was registered under female Price on 6 February 1868, and the date of birth on her baptism record confirms that this is definitely Rachel daughter of George James Price and Rachael Collier. Her married name was Hughes. She was born on 6 February 1868 at Esperance, Tasmania, Australia.¹ She was christened on 7 June 1868 at Tasmania, Australia. She married Hugh Herbert Hughes, son of Alfred Hughes and Sarah Ann Kenzie, on 23 March 1885 at Birches Bay, Tasmania, Australia,They were married at the home of George Price. Rachel Elizabeth Price was buried circa 8 February 1894 at Kettering Cemetery, Kettering, Tasmania, Australia.¹ She died on 24 November 1894 at Little Oyster Cove, Tasmania, Australia, at age 26.

     Richard Price was born in 1755.

     Robert Charles Price Robert PRICE owned a printing company in Hobart.
He lived at Tasmania, Australia. He was Printer. He married Doris Jarvis. Robert Charles Price was born in 1914. He lived on 14 August 1937 at 32 Sundland Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He died on 8 December 1960 at 46 Bellevue Parade, New Town, Tasmania, Australia.