OBITUARY
MR G. A. MCKENDRICK
<P.A.) AUCKLAND. September 22. Mr George Alfred McKendrick, of Epsom, was drowned to-day in a surfing accident at Brisbane, Queensland. He was on a holiday visit to Australia with his wife.
Mr McKendrick. who was 55, was born in Auckland and educated in Australia. He was managing director of McKendrick Brothers. Ltd. A prominent owner of trotting horses, he was a member of the committee of the Auckland Trotting Club for several years, and was also a member of the Auckland Trotting Owners’, Trainers’ and Breeders’ Association. In association with his two brothers, Mr McKendrick bred, trained, and raced a number of trotters. He drove his horse. Blue Mountain King, to victory in the Auckland Trotting Cup in 1923.
Mr McKendrick was a former member of the Onehunga Borough Council. He is survived by his wife, a son •and a daughter.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25607, 23 September 1948, Page 3
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