On this day, 21 October (1922), the Goanna Oil man – Joseph Marconi, 46 – died i…

On this day, 21 October (1922), the Goanna Oil man – Joseph Marconi, 46 – died in Brisbane City. He founded the iconic Goanna Oil company but was killed when he was knocked to the ground with one punch and hit his head during an altercation outside a Brisbane pub. The impressive Marconi family grave is in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane. From our ‘Grave Tales: Brisbane Vol. 1’ book.

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