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Note: CAUSE OF DEATH: AGED COMPLICATIONS
OCCUPATION: DRESSMAKER HOTEL KEEPER
PLACE OF BURIAL: NORTHERN SUBURBS CREMATORIUM
ADDRESS AT BIRTH: RAVENSWOOD
ADDRESS AT MARRIAGE: RAVENSWOOD
BIO: Emily Kroger was a remarkable woman. She lived into her one hundredth year, outliving all the members of her own family, bar one,as well as two husbands and her two sons. For many years she managed public hotels by herself, after her husband had died. Emily was born at Ravenswood, a gold mining town in Nth. Queenslandon 3rd March 1882. Her parents had both migrated to Queensland aschildren from the German province of Holstein and had met and marriedat Ravenswood. Her father, worked at his fathers dairy and at one stage held the licence for the Miner's Hotel. [plus3.pcx] At age 20 Emily married Thomas Cooney, an engine driver. At thetime of her marriage she was working as a dressmaker. Emily had twosons, Howard and John, both born at Ravenswood. Then, several years later, the Cooneys embarked on a career in hotel management. Together, Emily and Thomas managed hotels all over Queensland andthen New South Wales. At first, they seem to have been in the businessof buying hotel licences, building up the business, and then sellingat a profit. Then as they grew older and as the children grew up theysettled down for longer periods. For instance, in the period 1909-13they held consecutively the licences for the 'Palace', 'Crown' and 'Australian' hotels at Mackay. [harden3.pcx] The Harden Express - 7.2.1918 Thomas died in 1927 aged 50 years. Emily continued on at the'Commercial' at Harden until 1929 then, took up the licence at the'Royal Exchange' at Windsor. In 1934 aged 52 she married fellow hotelkeeper Gregory Doolan and moved to the 'Federal' hotel at Penrithwhich was her last hotel. Greg Doolan died in 1946. Emily continued on at Penrith until 1957 when she retired aged 75 years. Emily retired to the 'Laurels' private hotel at beautiful CremornePoint in Sydney. Just a short walk from the ferry, she would travelto the city at least twice a week, her favourite meeting place was thecafeteria on the top floor of David Jones in Elizabeth street. Shewould meet regularly with her brother Norman who also lived inSydney. Every year, well into her eighties, she would take the trainto Melbourne and stay at the Federal hotel for a week. In 1973 aged 91she was forced to leave the 'Laurels' and move to a nursing home when new management could no longer make allowances for her. Emily went the way of many old ladies when she fell and broke herhip. Until then, despite failing eyesight, she was lucid, goodhumoured and serene, and would enjoy reminiscing. After an operation,her health deteriorated rapidly and she died at Manly Vale nursing home on 14th October 1981, aged 99 years and 7 months. - J.Cooney
Index References Born 82/003360 Marriages 02/001284
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