The death of Mrs. Mulholland relict of the late Patrick Mulholland of March-street, Orange, occurred on December 28 at the advanced age of 78 years. Some two years ago Mrs. Mulholland began to show indication of failing health, and an attack of bronchitis about a week ago proved too severe for her and she gradually sank. She was a devout Catholic and received the rites of Holy Church prior to her death. Mrs. Mulholland was a native of Antrim, Ireland and came with her husband to New South Wales in 1856 to serve as teachers in the National schools. They first taught at Peel, near Bathurst and next day the National school on Anson-street (later the Bank of New South Wales and now the residence of Mr. Elder, manager of the Bank of New South Wales) After residence there for some years they removed to March-street where they had lived from 1862 until the time of their deaths. The late Patrick Mulholland was a J.P. and of the first municipal councilors of the town of Orange and was chairman of the council until the late Municipalities Act was introduced into the towns of the State. When Orange was constituted a municipality under that Act Mr. Mulholland was appointed the first mayor in 1867 [sic] and remained a member of the Council for a number of years afterward. He died in 1878 leaving a wife and four sons and three daughters. ... The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the remain being interred in the Catholic portion of the Orange cemetery.
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