Michael CROWLEY - immigrated from Ireland?

[cando]

Re HARKIN...I suggest you purchase the marriage certificate to find information given by the parties involved and not third parties who invariably get things wrong. 

Cando

[sparrett]

Is this the death of a brother of the memorialised Michael MORONEY four years later?

 Or just a common mix of good Irish names and birth place!

MORONEY John
Father James
Mother Mary OLOUGHLIN
Age 60
Birth Place CLAR
Year: 1878
Reg Number 1490

Sue

[cando]

Could be either Sue and two of the many reasons we occasionally need to purchase certs to validate our research.

Cando

[sparrett]

Death in victoria
   1912 Nora Crowley
   Birth year about 1842
   Age 70
   Father's name     Harkin Austin
   Mother's name    Ann Droney
reg 13601

regards
   Ros

Here is the death of the Ann who memorialised her husband

MORONEY Anne
Father Droney
Mothexr Unknown UNKNOWN
Age 80
Death Place Andersons Inlet
Year 1897
Reg. Number 3728

So if this is correct, Norah's mother and Ann's father had the same surname.DRONEY

Sue

[sparrett]

Here is the death of a brother of Nora CROWLEY, named after their father.

 

HARKIN Austin
Father Harkin Austin
Mother Ann DRONEY
Age 65
Death Place Flton
Year 1916
Reg. 5891

In this funeral notice in 1909 both A. HARKIN snr and A HARKIN Jnr (of Melbourne) were coffin bearers.
The event marked the passing of Julia O'LOUGHLEN only surviving daughter of late Michael O’LOUGHLEN of Curlewis.

 
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/147922150

So both were in Victoria

This news item 21st February 1903.
GRAND VIEW HOTEL. - Great improvements are being effected at the Grand View hotel, Fairfield of which Mr Austin HARKIN , late of Inverloch, Gippsland, is the new lessee. It is, we understand, Mr. Harkin's intention to make the hostelry a first-class one, capable of. accommodating visitors and boarders. When the improvements are completed we will have more to say on this subject

 

Sue

[rosball]

An obit to Michael O'LOUGHLEN of Curlewis in 1908

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150610567

regards
  Ros

adding : there is a will that can be downloaded free for Michaal OLOUGHLEN farmer of Curlewis who died 7 Oct 1908.   http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=54

(Omit the apostrophe when searching)

And one for Julia OLOUGHLEN, spinster,  of Curlewis who died 8 Feb 1909

[RayWitt]

All this information is great - thank you for your efforts!

I just did a Google search for Austin Harkin and it came up with another ancestry site with information of Austin Harkin, born 1851 Clare Ireland, died Flemington Victoria 1916 whose parents were Austin and Anne Harkin.  One of his sons was also Austin (just to confuse it even more) so I am assuming the Austin snr and jr in the obituary notice above for Julia Ann OLoughlin/OLoughlen is referring to Nora's brother and nephew, not her father and brother (and the time frame fits better for her brother rather than father being alive in 1909).

[cando]

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138686417
The Australasian 13 Jun 1903
GRIFFEY.—On the 31st May, 1903, at her residence, 163 Eastern-road, South Melbourne, Nancy, the loved wife of Patrick Griffey, and dearly be loved mother of Katie and Mrs Harkin, Grand View Hotel, Fairfield; only sister of Michal O'Loughlin, Curlewis, and cousin of John, Dr., and Michael Quinlan, solicitor; Mrs. Macinerney, sen., "Blakenount," county of Clare, Ireland; and the late Miss Anne O'Brien, of Ennis. Interred June 2, 1903. R.LP. A resident of South Melbourne tor 18 years. Ennis papers please copy.

Austin HARKIN was one of many publicans who held short term leases from the freehold owner, Mr J HOLLAND, J.P. of Heidelberg prior to my family purchasing the freehold in 1903 and selling it in 1978.  Austin only held the lease a for a few months.
http://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/729
http://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/228

Nora's father was Augustus O'LOUGHLAN and mother Anne DRONY.

Cando

[cando]

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10319502
The Argus 14 May 1904
Deaths
GRIFFEY.—On the 13th May, at his residence,163 Eastern-road, South Melbourne, Patrick Griffey, native of "Kilnamona," county of Clare, Ireland, relict of the late Nancy Griffey, and dearly loved father of Katie, and beloved step-father of Mrs. Harkin, Royal Derby Hotel.

Cando