John Le Gay Brereton

KATHRYN LE GAY BRERETON

John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933), scholar and wrer, was born on 2 September 1871 Sydney, fifth son of John Le Gay Brereton, medil practner, and his wife Mary, née Tongue. His elr brother Ernt Le Gay (1869-1932), mg engeer and lecturer, was born on 10 April 1869 Sydney and ted at Sydney Grammar School and at Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand, but did not matriculate.

RSELL LE GAY BRERETON

MembersThe Honourable Jtice Pl Le Gay Brereton, AM RFD - Deputy PrintJtice Brereton was appoted a Member of the Defence Force Disciple Tribunal on 5 Augt 2013, and Deputy Print on 4 April 2019.

Rsell Le Gay Brereton was born on 1 June 1911 at Sydney, the son of Ernt Le Gay Brereton and his wife Lorna Beatrice nee Rsell. 280 (May 1974); HP Helte, 'Brereton, Ernt Le Gay (1869-1932)', Atralian Dictnary of Bgraphy, Onle Edn, (ced 24 October 2008); 'Supreme Court Judge di', Sydney Morng Herald, 9 May 1974, p. 75; Who's Who Atralia, ; 'Swearg Ceremony of the Honourable Pl Le Gay Brereton...

Profsor John Le Gay BreretonJohn Le Gay Brereton (junr), known to his iends as “Jack”, was an thor, poet, lerary cric, and scholar. His parents were John Le Gay Brereton (senr), a medil doctor, and Mary Brereton (née Tongue).

John Le Gay Brereton (left) and Henry Lawson (right)Brereton joed the lerary life of Sydney, beg iends wh Christopher Brennan, Mary Cameron (later, Mary Gilmore), and Henry Lawson (Mary had troduced John to Henry at the home of Anne Lane, who was married to William Lane, the tra unn lear). Whilst on a ravanng holiday of several months’ duratn, John Le Gay Brereton died om a heart attack, at Calala Creek, three south-east of Tamworth (NSW), the early hours of the morng of 2 Febary 1933.