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From: "Daryl Crabtree" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] WEST WIMMERA MAIL
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:09:36 +1000


Friday April 19, 1907
DEATH OF AN OLD PIONEER
Death has claimed one of the oldest residents of the Booroopki district,
Mr. Abe Crabtree, who passed away on Tuesday morning, aged 84. His death
was not unexpected as he had been ailing for over a year. Deceased was not
only a very old colonist, but also probably the oldest resident of the
district.
It is over 50 years since he built the Bringalbert woolshed. For many
years - until three or four years ago, he conducted the Booroopki half-way
house and Post Office. Since disposing of this business to Mr. C. Wong, he
has lived with his son Mr. Frank Crabtree, at Lemon Springs, where he died,
the funeral took place to the Minimay cemetery yesterday.

Daryl Crabtree
Gladstone
C.Qld.
Australia

West Wimmera Mail extracts are on the Web
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/index.html



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