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OBITUARY.

MRS. JOHN MARSHALL.

The death occurred in Auckland on Monday of Mrs. John Marshall, aged 89. Mrs. Marshall was born at Paddington, Scotland, in 1837, and.arrived in Adelaide, South Australia, with her parents in 1842. After residing there for a few years the family journeyed to Victoria across the desert by bullock team, Mrs. Marshall riding on horseback. The party followed the surveyors' pegs, as there were no roads, and carted their drinking water in barrels. Mrs. Marshall and her mother were the first white women to undertake the hazardous journey, and she could relate many interesting experiences. The family settled in C'astlenmine, later going to Bullock Creek, outside Bendigo. The marriage of Mrs. Marshall took place in Melbourne in 1859. The couple arrived in Dunedin in 1862, and Mr, Marshall, with his brother James and Mr. Copeland, founded the firm of Marshall and Copeland, brewers. Mrs. Marshall resided in Dunedin for about 50 years. She is survived hv two sons, Mr. A. Marshall, of Blenheim, and Mr. T. J. Marshall, and one daughter, Mrs. A. Cerutty, of Auckland. /

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19202, 16 December 1925, Page 14

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OBITUARY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19202, 16 December 1925, Page 14

OBITUARY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19202, 16 December 1925, Page 14