Digital Image - George Denton Hirst with Family; Mosman; New South Wales; 1898; George Denton Hirst (1846-1915); standing with his family at the front of his home at 28 Muston Street; Mosman; New South Wales; May 1898. George Denton Hirst was a successful wine and spirit merchant; partner in the firm Tucker & Co in Sydney; New South Wales; and a keen amateur astronomer. In addition to his own observations; a small group of amateur astronomers met at his home on Sunday