J. P. Deane

[3] In February 1822 Deane, his wife, and two children, left for Australia, arrived at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, aboard the brig Deveron in June 1822.

[5] Deane, who had from 1823 been running the Waterloo Store in Elizabeth Street,[11] and a circulating library of 2500 books[12] with reading room and bookshop nearby, was a month or so later, appointed church organist, at a salary of £100 per annum.

[14] The following decade, in an economic downturn blamed by some on Colonel Arthur's administration, Deane's salary was cut to £50 p.a., then ceased altogether, with his only income tuition fees[15] and concerts,[16] at which his pianist daughter Rosalie was usually among the supporting artists.

[17] His financial position continued to slide, and he was reduced to selling off his assets, including his daughter's piano, which had been purchased for the prodigy by public subscription.

[18] Deane was declared insolvent in January 1836,[19] largely due to unpaid accounts, and arrangements made for a move to affluent Sydney.

[21] Their first concert, held at the saloon of the Royal Hotel on 18 May 1836, attracted a good crowd, and were supported by several local artists who gave their services gratis.

[23] In June 1836 Deane founded a (Sydney) Philharmonic Society, with William Vincent Wallace as president and Governor Bourke as patron.

[24] A programme of sacred music was presented at the chapel of St Mary's (Catholic) Cathedral, Hyde Park, on 21 September 1836, in aid of the organ fund; Deane and Wallace were key performers.

[54] On 17 December 1849 John Deane, junior, left for San Francisco, and the following day his father died of a brief but painful illness, at his home, 110 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.