▁even ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁surv ived ▁to ▁receive ▁it . ▁ ▁D . ▁P . ▁O ' Con nell ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁life ▁peer age ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁UK ▁Hon ours ▁List ▁but ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁peer age ▁could ▁be ▁granted . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er ▁at ▁least ▁inform ally ▁raised ▁with ▁the ▁UK ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁James ▁Call ag han ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁Sir ▁John ▁K err ▁being ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁peer age . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁recomm ending ▁K err ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell or . ▁ ▁Call ag han ▁supported ▁the ▁latter ▁recommendation , ▁but ▁felt ▁unable ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁former . ▁ ▁Australian ▁baron ets ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁Austral ians ▁were ▁awarded ▁or ▁have ▁inherited ▁baron et cies : ▁ ▁Baron et cy ▁of ▁Bar new all ▁of ▁Cr ick st own ▁The ▁baron et cy ▁is ▁ext ant . ▁John ▁A yl mer ▁Bar new all ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Upper ▁Thor nt on , ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁Robert ▁Bar new all ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁as ▁ 1 1 th ▁baron et . ▁The ▁ 1 3 th ▁baron et , ▁Sir ▁Regin ald ▁Robert