LIFE OF COINCIDENCE
BROTHERS DIE SAME DAY United Press Association —Bv Electric Telegraph —Copyright SYDNEY, May 1. Coincidence played a remarkable role in the lives of John Barlow, aged 62, and his brother, Charles Barlow, aged 67, their birthdays falling on the same day, and both followed the same trade. Early on Sunday night John died in his sleep, and a few hours later Charles died in his sleep. A heart attack, following pleuYisy, was the cause of death in both cases. A telegram conveying the sad news, sent by one family to the other, crossed in transit on Monday, and yesterday the brothers were buried in the same cemetery, mourners attending both funerals.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20097, 2 May 1935, Page 13
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114LIFE OF COINCIDENCE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20097, 2 May 1935, Page 13
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