A MISER'S FORTUNE.
£30,000 FOR A UNIVERSITY. .(Beeeived 10.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. William Robbie, a pioneer settler, aged 91, died at Ballarat recently. He lived for years in apparent poverty, but after his death it was discovered that he owned property valued at £30,000. He bequeathed £650 to his relatives and £50 to the Ballarat Hospital. The balance of the estate goes to found Robbie Scholarships in eheraistry, mathematics, and natural philosophy at the Aberdeen University.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 19 August 1913, Page 5
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77A MISER'S FORTUNE. Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 19 August 1913, Page 5
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