OBITUARY
Mr. J. M. Fisher
The death occurred suddenly on Monday night of Mr. John Murdoch Fisher, who for the past six years had been Tasmanian Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, says a Press Association message from Dunedin.
Mr. Fisher, who was born and educated in Tasmania, was 54 years of age. He was the first Trade Commissioner appointed by the Tasmanian Government in this country. 'Through his endeavours the Tasmanian court at the recent Centennial Exhibition in Wellington was presented to the Dominion, and he was also instrumental in having the Bluff-Hobart steamer service restarted. This service was maintained for two seasons, being cancelled in 1937.
Before his appointment to New Zealand Mr. Fisher was employed in his father's shipping office in Hobart. At the time of his death he was also managing director of Metal Traders (Australia and New Zealand), Ltd. His wife died just after his arrival in New Zealand. Mr. J. C. Davis
SYDNEY, February 17.
Tlie death litrs occurred of Mr. J. C. Davis, aged 72, former editor of the “Relerce” and the “Sunday Tinies” and a world authority on cricket. .Mr. Davis’s journalistic career extended over 50 years.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 124, 19 February 1941, Page 10
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