Family background
William Thomas Bourke was born 15 December 1869 at Raymond Terrace, NSW, son of John Bourke and his wife Ellen. He married Ann Rush 29 August 1891 at Sydney. Bourke died 7 February 1943 at Darlington, aged 73 years, and he was interred in the Catholic Section of Rookwood Cemetery. He left no Will and an Administration of his estate and assets were valued at £27. Bourke lived at 194 Rose Street, Darlington.
Occupation & interests
Bourke was a produce merchant.
Local government service
William Thomas Bourke was an alderman on Darlington Council in 1923-31
References
‘The Councils’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November 1922, p. 18, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16043296