DEATH OF AUTHORESS.
’ LONDON, April 8. The death is -announced of Miss Mar- ; garet Howitt, authoress, and sister of ‘ Alfred William Howitt, who discovered the remains of the. Australian explor- ’ ers, Burke, Wills and Charlton: ’ • Alfred William ■ Howitt was the bestknown of a fatnily; of Quakers who left ’ their mark on- Australia, and earned a 1 reputation as a' fearless and expert bush--1 drian. He was the leader of an expedition 1 sent to search for the missing explorers! ’ A ■ brother, Charlton Howitt, was drowned in . j Lake Brunton in 1886 while opening up a ljtrack across the Southern Alps..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 114, 10 April 1930, Page 11
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