Obituaries Australia

Mr. James W. Spicer, of “Berkeley”, Wright's-road, Drummoyne, while out walking yesterday morning, collapsed, and was taken to the Balmain District Hospital, where he expired a few minutes after admission. Mr Spicer recently retired, after more than a half century of active participation in industrial political, and social pursuits. He was associated with the early Protectionist Party in the seventies, figuring with the late Mr E. W. O'Sullivan and Sir William Lyne in the work of giving stimulus to the movement. Following the maritime strike of the nineties, Mr Spicer was one of the pioneer spirits of the Labor movement, and at the first meeting held in the Redfern Town Hall was appointed treasurer. He was a very active member of the New South Wales Typographical Association, and was its president for four years, and delegate to the Labor ??? for eleven years. During eight years on the Eight-hours committee, he held the position of president for one year and was vice-president for two years. His industrial ??? was further shown in his occupancy of the presidency of the Printing Trades Federation continuously for ten years. At the time of his death he was a director of the Sydney Hospital. The funeral is to take place tomorrow, leaving his residence for Rookwood at 1 pm.