James Ernest LENEGAN BORN 1896 in Victoria and died in 1967, aged 71 years. Vic Regn# 10247.
He was a wood carver who completed work at St John the Evangelist Church, Toorak Victoria in 1934, 1937, and 1938. The reference newspaper articles are:-
Ref: The Age, Melb, Vic – 07.02.1934 – http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/203368832 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11742502
The Argus, Melb, Vic – 27.02.1937 – http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11974064
The Argus, Melb, Vic – 21.02.1938 – http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11150371
He created a bronze bas-relief panel which was inserted into the right side door of the SLNSW – “Mitchell Wing” – engraved, “The Medicine Man – Arundta Tribe – E. Lenegan 1940” – Ref: The Daily Telegraph, Sydney – https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247614897 Chief Librarian Mr. W. H. Ifoud said, “I have selected Miss Daphne Mayo for one complete aborigine door,” “Mr. J. Lenegan, of Melbourne, will do one panel on another; Mr. Frank Lynch, of Sydney, two panels, maybe one or two more; and Mr. Ralph Walker, of Sydney, at least two panels. “The door showing portraits of explorers and navigators will be carried out by Mr. Arthur Fleischmann.” And https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17710763 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/234577155
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