Bernard O'Reilly | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:BernardOReilly4.jpg) O'Reilly in 1937 | |
| Born | 3 September 1903 |
| Died | 20 January 1975 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Bushman, author |
| Known for | Discovering plane crash site |
| Spouse | Viola Gwendoline King |
| Children | Rhelma |
| Parent(s) | Peter Luke O'Reilly Jane née McAviney |
Alfonso Bernard O'Reilly (3 September 1903 – 20 January 1975) was an Australian writer and bushman of Irish descent. He was born and raised in Hartley in the Blue Mountains, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Sydney and later moved to the McPherson Range near Beaudesert in South East Queensland, Australia. He is part of the family that established the O'Reilly's Guesthouse in the Lamington Plateau.
On 20 August 1931 Bernard O'Reilly married Viola Gwendoline King in Brisbane.[1] They had a daughter, Rhelma.[2]
- ^ Carter, R. W. (1988). "O'Reilly, Alfonso Bernard (1903–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Green Mountains (2016), p. 195