▁Richard ▁D ' O rs ay ▁Og den ▁and ▁stage ▁actress ▁" Miss ▁Helen ▁Fer g us " ▁n ée ▁Fer g us on , ▁and ▁a ▁stage ▁perform er ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁ ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁Og den ▁appeared ▁together ▁from ▁Ir ving ▁Hay man ▁days , ▁then ▁as ▁leads ▁in ▁several ▁plays , ▁not ably ▁The ▁Irish man ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁She ▁accompanied ▁him ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁then ▁to ▁America , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁Sydney ▁by ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁she ▁appeared ▁as ▁" Miss ▁Nell ie ▁Fer g us on ". ▁She ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁married ▁John ▁Dick enson ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁at ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁actor / manager ▁George ▁E . ▁Mel rose , ▁about ▁whom ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁before ▁ 1 9 0 8 ; ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁active ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Wal sh ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁church . ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Wal sh ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 6 ), ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁furn iture ▁business ▁in ▁Summer ▁Street , ▁Orange , ▁and ▁a ▁residence ▁on ▁Bath urst ▁Road , ▁was ▁an ▁older ▁brother . ▁Other ▁sib lings ▁were ▁M . ▁R . ▁Wal sh ▁of ▁Bath urst ▁and ▁Mrs