Mary Wade Family

FUNERAL OF MRS HANNAM.

The funeral of Elizabeth Hannam, wife of Mr. Reuben Hannam, of Gregadoo road, took place yesterday at the Wagga Cemetery. Deceased, who was 70 years of age, was an old resident of this district, and leaves a large grown-up family. A tribute of respect was paid the family in the large attendence of town and country folk at the funeral. Rev. A. Mosley. Rector of St. John's, was the officiating clergy man. The pallbearers were Messrs. J. T. Holder, J. Rudd, W. C. Haridan, and E. J. Shadbolt. Mr. J. M'lntsh carried out tlhe funeral arrangements.

Wagga Wagga Express (New South Wales : 1879 - 1920) Thursday 11 May 1905 p 2 Article

Obituary, Wagga Wagga Express (New South Wales : 1879 - 1920) Tuesday 1 September 1914 p 4 Article

MR. REUBEN HANNAM.

The funeral of the late Mr. Reuben Hanuam, Senr., of Reedy Spring, Gregadoo, took place on Saturday last, leaving his late residence at 11 clock . The cortege was a very long one, and contained relatives and friends from Humula, Cookardina, Lake Albert, Gregadoo, and Wagga. The interment took place in the family ground in the Church of England portion of the Wagga cemetery.

The pall-bearers were Messers C. Phillips (Humula), J. Phillips (Cookardina), S. E. Stevens (Wagga), all grand-sons of deceased, I and Mr. J. T. Holder (Gregadoo). There were a number of beautitul floral tributes sent by friends. The chief mourners present were Messrs. John Australia and Reuben Hannam (sons of deceased), Mrs. S. Stevens, Wagga, and Mrs. N. Phillips, Humula (daughters), Mr. S. Stevens, Wagga (son-in-law), Mrs. D. Dunn, Mrs. E. Pendrick, Mrs. J. Geale, Wagga, Mrs. S. Hannam, (grand-daughters), Mr. W. Phillips, Cookardina, and T. Philips, Humula (grand-sons). The Rev F. Ingle officiated at the graveside, and the funeral arrangements were entrusted to Messrs. M'Intosh Bros.

Albert Harold Holder (Dick) was born on the 23rd of April 1894. Dick built a small home on his block at Morven, it was close to the front fence near the lane that ran up to the Hodges. He worked for many years at ‘Mahonga’ station, near Rand. Dick was born with a cleft palate and a speech impediment, because of this he didn’t have a lot to say preferring to live a quiet life, he never married. In his own way he was a bit of a character, and had a good sense of humour, the following stories have gone into our families history as worth preserving. Dick was heading home one day taking a short cut through a paddock he bent down to throw a small branch out of his way when he was bitten on the arm just above his wrist by a brown snake, feeling quite put out that this had happened he ran the snake down and killed it, then taking out his pocket knife he made a cut across the bite before sucking out the poison. He then walked home, his horrified brother saddled his horse and tore into Culcairn to fetch the doctor. Dick spent a few sick days in bed, but he lived to joke about it. In his later years he built himself a small hut on the block of land that once belonged to Morell and Louisa Brown, this land backed onto our property (Ron and Judy Brown). Dick did not attend church but without fail he turned on his wireless and listened to the church service on a Sunday evening. On the odd occasion he would wander over to the Morven Pub to enjoy a couple of beers. It was on one of those days that my brother Alister Brown needed a piece of string to finish a project that he was working on. He went across to his uncle’s place, Dick had just arrived home from the pub, and as Alister recalled later, I think he was a little merry, I said to him, ‘have you got any string on ya Dick’, the reply was immediate, ‘what do you think it is, a bloody yo-yo. Dick died in the Culcairn hospital in 1974, he was 80 years old he is buried in the Culcairn cemetery.