OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22245, 9 November 1937, Page 12

OBITUARY

DRi. J. A. VOELCKER (inrrrKß rasas association —comuriaj (Received November 8, 11.30 LONDON, November The death has occurred of Dr. J«■ Augustus Voelcker. [Born at Virencester in 1854. DjjVoelcker was educated in England ajw Germany. He was appointed to succeed his father as chemist to Royal Agricultural Society, and UK®* became chemist to numerous otner agriculture societies. He also PrL several positions under the Mini®*" of Agriculture. He was president o» the London Athletic Club, and vicepatron of the Amateur Athletic Association for a period. He published several books and articles on agriculture, arid also a report- on agriculture ™ India which he visited for the Britisn Government.] MR W. G, MOORE (Received November 8, 11.30 p.mJ SYDNEY, November & The death has occurred of Mr Wiliam George Moore, a distinguished figure in the history of Australian art and drama, at the age of wHe was the husband of the writer, Dora Wilcox. [Mr Moore was born in 1868, and was educated at Scotch College, Bendigo. He went on the stage and tourea the United States and Britain. He was art and dramatic critic to several Autralian newspapers, and was also tn author of several one-act plays ana articles on art and drama.] _