Obituaries Australia

The death of Mr. Albert Richard Speck, which was not unexpected, occurred at the Hospital yesterday afternoon. Mr. Speck was a keen industrialist and was at one time secretary of the Port Pirie branch of the A.M.A. In 1916, when the Pirie branch of the organisation failed to make common cause with the A.M.A. here, Mr. Speck seized the books of the branch and brought them to Broken Hill. When the mining dispute was settled Mr. Speck went to work along the line of lode, and continued in under-ground employment until he was forced to leave it on account of a growth which caused his death. Mr. Speck held offices in the Barrier Industrial Council, and also served as one of the workers' representatives on the Joint Committee of Compensation. During the big strike he was secretary of the Distress Association. Some months ago he went to Sydney to receive attention from specialists, but his case was hopeless, and it was generally known that he only returned to Broken Hill so that he would die among his friends. The funeral has not yet been arranged, but it is probable that it will leave Tom J. Mallon's funeral parlor late tomorrow afternoon.