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GRAND ARCH OF AUSTRALASIAN DRUIDS. By Telegraph—Press Association —CopyrJcl»» MELBOURNE, May 19. Alderman Brenan. aged seventy-one years, is, dead. He was Supreme Grand Arch of the Druids of Australia and New» Zealand. The deceased wag personally known to a great many members of the Druids Order in New Zealand, having visited the Dominion on several occasions. Ho had lived in Melbourne for a long period, and had been Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Victoria for something approaching 40 yeans. He was in ■ business in that city as. a land and estate agent, and had been a prominent figure in municipal circles there. Deceased was to have attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Australasia at Dunedin next Monday. SURVIVTOR OF TROOP-SHIP BIRKENHEAD. (Received Slay 19, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, Slay 19. The death is announced of Captain G. Lucas, the last survivor of the troop-ship Birkenhead. The Birkenhead, troop-ship, iron pad-dle-wheeled, and of 556 horse-power, sailed from Queenstown, January 7th, 1852. for' the Cape, having on board detachments of the 12th Lancers. 2nd. 6th, 12th, 43rd, 45th, and GOth Eiflee, T3rd, 74th, and 91st Eegiments. It struck upon a pointed pinnacle rock off Simon’s Bay, South Africa, and of 638 persons only 184 were saved by the boats: 454 of me crew and soldiers perished on February 26th.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8737, 20 May 1914, Page 7
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221OBITUARY New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8737, 20 May 1914, Page 7
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