Alexander Harast
Alias | Alexander Starast; Alexander Eorgen; Alexander Jorgeane; Gustave Romnik/Romnick; |
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Born | 7.02.1889 |
Place | Revel (Tallinn), Estonia |
Ethnic origin | Estonian |
Religion | Russian Orthodox & Lutheran |
Father | Denis (Estonian spelling Tõnis) Harast |
Arrived at Australia |
on 1913 per Elping (?) |
Residence before enlistment | Ravine via Tumut, NSW |
Occupation | Sailor, labourer |
Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Residence after the war | Mountain regions of New South Wales and Victoria |
Died | 6.10.1934 Nowendoc, NSW |
Service #1 – Depot
Enlisted | 15.03.1917 |
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Place of enlistment | Sydney |
Rank | Private |
Final fate | 20.08.17 deserted |
Materials
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Newspaper articles
A Russian deserter. - Advertiser, Adelaide, 27 November 1917, p. 6.
Shooting at a policeman. Estonian charged. - Mercury, Hobart, 22 September 1919, p. 8.
At the gaol gates. Man arrested. - Age, Melbourne, 12 September 1922, p. 14.
Cooma police court. - Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser, 22 September 1922, p. 2.
Local & General. - Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser, 17 October 1922, p. 2.
Court of criminal appeal. - Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 1922, p. 10.
A cave dweller. Captured at Poggy Hut. - Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative,21 December 1925, p. 12.
The Merriwa man hunt. Over mountains and through gorges. - Muswellbrook Chronicle, 23 December 1925, p. 3.
Stealing charges. - Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, 7 December 1927, p. 3.
Alleged stealing. - Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, 18 April 1928, p. 2.
Starast declared habitual criminal. - Northern Champion, Taree, 21 April 1928, p. 8.
A Bolshie to be deported. - Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser, 27 April 1928, p. 7.
Walcha shooting. - Maitland Daily Mercury, 10 October 1934, p. 7.
Nowendoc tragedy. Man shot by police. - Nambucca and Bellinger News, 12 October 1934, p. 1.
Nowendoc tragedy. - Glen Innes Examiner, 16 October 1934, p. 4.
Marauder shot dead. - Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, 19 October 1934, p. 7.