from Herald
Mr Martin Hannah, former MLA for Collingwood, died in Royal Melbourne Hospital today at the aged of 88, after a short illness.
His enthusiasm in forestry and for Australian timbers cost him a £9 fine in 1935.
During the Centenary celebrations he set up a bark hut in Little Collins Street, to hold a one-man show of timbers.
He boiled his "billy tea" in an open fireplace to give visitors "a taste of bush life."
The court found him guilty of having erected a building not approved by the City Surveyor and having lit a fire within 50 ft. of a building.
Mr Hannah was an Honorary Minister in Victoria's first Labor government — the Elmslie Government, which lasted 13 days in 1913.
Mr Hannah, who lived in Blair Street, Coburg, is survived by his widow, two sons, and two daughters.
'Hannah, Martin (1865–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hannah-martin-32728/text40685, accessed 15 November 2024.
28 February,
1865
Whroo,
Victoria,
Australia
27 March,
1953
(aged 88)
Parkville, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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