Obituaries Australia

Elizabeth McCusker, n.d.

Mrs. Elizabeth Agnes McCosker, who died last week after a long illness, was one of the women pioneers of the Labor Movement in Queensland.

Mrs. McCosker, who was previously a Miss Butler, was born in Surrey, England, 82 years ago. She came to Queensland as a young woman and married Mr. William McCosker, who was an ardent Labor worker. He was the first secretary of the first workers' political organisation of the Australian Labor Federation in Queensland, and was foreman and publisher of 'The Worker' for many years.

It was largely through Mrs. McCosker's pleading with the Toowong Vigilance Committee during the 1912 strike, during which special constables had been appointed, that these appointments were annulled. She assisted her husband in his two attempts to win the Toowong seat.

Besides her husband, Mrs. McCosker is survived by four of her seven children, and by 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.