Obituaries Australia

The death occurred yesterday at Semaphore of Mrs. Elizabeth Jacka, aged 90 years. A daughter of Mr. John Harris, she was born in Swansea, Wales, and came to Australia 82 years ago. Her father was a storekeeper and the first auctioneer at Port Adelaide. In 1863 she was married to Mr. S. Jacka, a stove manufacturer in Adelaide, who predeceased her by many years. Mrs. Jacka was identified with the Congregational Churches at Port Adelaide and Semaphore for a long period. She had a family of six children, of whom two daughters—Mesdames A. H. Short, Semaphore, and G. Hill, Murray Bridge—survive. There are also 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.