Obituaries Australia

In the early hours of yesterday morning occurred the death of Mrs Emily Cogan at her residence on the corner of Bagot and Beryl Streets, North Broken Hill. Deceased was a pioneer of the district and would have celebrated her eightieth birthday in . . .  May.  Deceased was born at Gawler, South Australia, and was married at Watervale, near Auburn, in the same State to Mr W. Cogan who died in Adelaide in 1924.

It was the year 1888 when Mr and Mrs Cogan, with a very young family, arrived at Silverton in a horse-drawn teamster’s wagon. Shortly after that the family moved to Broken Mill and Mrs Cogan’s late husband took part in the 1892 strike. It is a far cry but since then Mrs Cogan and family had kept in touch with the men and matters of the Labor movement, and in the deceased’s possession were many little tokens of appreciation of her hospitality signed by men celebrated in a world sense in the domain of social and political thought.

Mrs Cogan had reared a large family and had been through plenty of hardships, troubles and joys of life. She had enjoyed amazingly good health till about 18 months ago, since when she had rapidly failed. She retained clear consciousness right to the end and discussed calmly with her children matters connected with her approaching demise. Mrs Cogan had resided for twenty years in the house in which she died, and for more than thirty years in that particular vicinity.

Of a family of eleven, the following are living: Mrs M. Durick of Bromide Street; Mrs H. J. Ames of Prospect, South Australia, Mrs W. E. Dickson of Broken Hill, and Messrs J. J. (Broken Hill), V. E. (Broken Hill), H. W. (Broken Hill) and F. D. (Broken Hill). Mrs P. Lamb, another daughter, died over twenty years ago. Mrs Ames, wife of Mr Ames, late of the Zinc Corporation staff, was a sister of the deceased, who was also a sister of Mr E. Summerton. Mr Summerton was conductor of the A.M.A. Band for some years.

Mr Tom J. Mallon advises that the funeral will take place this afternoon, leaving deceased’s late residence at 4 p.m.