SUDDEN DEATH OF FEDERAL MINISTER.
HON. BATCHELOR EXPIRES. Press Association.—Telegraph .—Copyright MELBOURNE. October 8. The Hon. Batchelor, Minister of External Affairs, died suddenly while on a walking tour near Warburton, accompanied by a party of prominent public men. His body will be taken to Adelaide for burial. The House has been asked to adjourn till Tuesday as a mark of respect. While assisting to convey the body to Warburton, Justice Higgins slipped and fell. He seriously injured an ankle, and probably the bone is broken.
MR. BATCHELOR’S LAST WORDS. The Prime Minister’s Tribute. Received October 9, 9.35 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 9. Mr Batchelor, when walking, remarked that he had not had much exercise, lately, and was not feeling in good form. He then fell forward dead. Mr Fisher was greatly affected by the news. He described Mr Batchelor as an ideal Minister, and the most popular man in the Labour Party. The newspapers pay tributes to the deceased’s sterling- qualities.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13500, 9 October 1911, Page 2
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160SUDDEN DEATH OF FEDERAL MINISTER. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13500, 9 October 1911, Page 2
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