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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Like many early settlers of [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Dillon emigrated to Australia in July 1857, arriving in [[wikipedia:Hobson's Bay, Victoria|Hobson's Bay]] in October of the same year.<ref name="DillonBook"/> | Like many early settlers of [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Dillon emigrated to Australia by sea in July 1857, arriving in [[wikipedia:Hobson's Bay, Victoria|Hobson's Bay]] in October of the same year.<ref name="DillonBook"/> | ||
He purchased land in Summerhill Road, in present-day [[Glen Iris]]. Due to his Irish background, he was the subject of [[wikipedia:Anti-Irish sentiment|Anti-Irish sentiment]] of the period. | He purchased land in Summerhill Road, in present-day [[Glen Iris]]. Due to his Irish background, he was the subject of [[wikipedia:Anti-Irish sentiment|Anti-Irish sentiment]] of the period. |