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Archibald Benjamin Pursell (1865–1953)

from Sydney Morning Herald

Mr. Archibald B. Pursell, a leading Sydney insurance broker, died in Sydney yesterday, aged 88.

Mr. Pursell founded the brokerage firm of A. B. Pursell and Sons Pty. Ltd. in 1886.

He was a past president of the Sydney Y.M.C.A., and for many years was active in temperance work with the late Archdeacon Hammond.

The funeral will take place on Thursday.

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'Pursell, Archibald Benjamin (1865–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/pursell-archibald-benjamin-16267/text28203, accessed 9 September 2024.

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