LATE JOHN BROWN
GETS A GREAT FUNERAL (Aust. and N.Z. Galilei Sydufr Alurch V The funeral of the late Air Join Itrovn al Newcastle to-day was the largest ever seen. Thousands lined tlio rouio and all classes of men r.ud women gathered. Six large ears were loaded with flowers. One wreath was from Mr Brown’s oldest friend, Sir Adrian Knox, Chief Justice ol tho High Court. The Aimers’ E< deratiou was represented by Air. D. Davies, secretary, aild ttto North :rn Collieries’ Association by Air C. AT. All-Donald.
It is not generally known that Air Brown made repeated gifts of largo sums of money during li is lifetime to charities and even to distressed miners’ families, always anonymously.
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Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2497, 10 March 1930, Page 7
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