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FINE CITIZEN PASSES Death of Mr. C. Knight SeniorA FORMER MAYORBY ilic death of. Mr Cha.lee Kulirhl. wor. Mudare has i «-i one of III flneal rllluni and Me plan* will be extremely difficult to ' fill. Hr luok III u few, »*M-k* nico.' and wai udmllted to (be local hoe-1 plial, where everything poaalble waa done lo afford relief. Serloua symptoms however, developed lot 1 week, and the md canie rather un- . •xpecledly on Friday morning Inal Born ai KnHeld Sydney. 76 years 1 ago. he came ty Mudaer at a pom-' parailvrly early ace. and waa Iden-1 ilfled with the printlna trada for 1 practically a lifetime A •killed j t rstlMmnn lie look un Inielllireni , Interest In the inrihunlcul aide of j the hualneaa .md waa a veritable I w izard nmuni nrn hlnrr)Karly in 11 ft* tfie d la played an■ iierav and keenness which marked I him a* a citizen of gceai wurih. Hrentered into the life of the townwith unbound.-it .-mhimlaum and the many organlsationi with which , lie loniircted benrflird bj hm Zral In the early hlatory of the Mntlaer bnnd he played u promln-em purl, .md for u gr*»i many yearn lie »j always to tie found In the i links lie Instilled i lute tormusic in his sons, all ut whom followed In his fnormep*. and at least two have acted ns bandmaster at different periodsAs a sportsman, loo. The at**Charles Kntglir played well Ids wM , He k)*ed |o In- uliioud with therun and as a rrap und n.dd shothe hud few superiors In a Period when there were m^iiy »Ki!l*iI wlrldris of Ihr walnut. With rod und line. loo. he was expert, und iio jouiney w.is io.» fur for him In those duyali was only naiuuil ih.n loshould display Interest in rlvlr affairs Th-re were tnun.v billllaiK.1 determined fighter* for Ihr riahta of the ratepayers in his day. und lie threw in his lot with the haulers for progress After serving In th._■ auks for some years, his merit has rewarded, und lie reigned as mayor of ihr town for several terms, performing m.iahlr work for Mudgrr and Its peopleI luring the dark and terrible years of war he thn w his whole litaii uml soul into the various lliov.-uieuts to assist I lie Kullutil lx»y» *.t Ihr front, and his splendid efforts will Iouk be remembered, When ihr lime cuine to honor (he niemurlri of the heroes who mif-feicd uiid died on the blood -*1 alll.'d fields III lltr Itglil for fie^-dom. the Uitt Charlie Knight was tlglii there, us usual. He was on. of the central figures In the or-aajjlsullon which raised the necessary funds for the erection of th« beauilfnl monument In RobePtstpi I'ark It waa not easy of ai-com-pltshmenr. bur rhr mm behind th# movement were fighters. and It came to pass as they had planned Ther.- came u time when, aft-r the heat and burden of Ihr day in* felt that a rest from the exactin' life if a public man was hL* due But it was not in tdlcnev. that I he spent his time His work at thr rfflce still claimed him. and)no one :ou!d be more regular than hr In II:. leisure hours b? '.urncd to hi* beloved flowers, and in the beautiful garden in Denison sfr:?et there bloomed a wonderful variety of floral gems For roses in particular te had a fond regard, and rarely a flower show passed at which he was not a winner. In recent years hu services were greatly In demand • as judge, and In thr work of adjudicator he displayed the thnroughnr*rs »rd skill which marked everything he attempted.Although the years were flipping by he still retained his 'porting in-•tlnctv and on the bowling gre.-n he waa a formidable opponent and good comrade Hu parsing will leave a gap in the ranks, and there is sorrow In the hearu or hi* MH.rting friendsAnother organbalion which has been bereft of a true brother is the Manchester Unity Lodge He joined the order when a young man. and continued his membership for well over half a century With Mr George Flow*, another veteran, he held the honor of being the oldest member of this pioneer lodge In his hora? life the late Charles Knight was very happy Wish his worthy wife hr reared a large family of sons and daughter* all of whom have proved worthy citizens and a credit to their parents Messrs Harry. George. Charles and Alan are well known residents of the lewn. while Jack follows hh trade at Katoomba The daughters are Mesdames O. Btoddart iMudg*e».H Beaman • North Sydney*. C. Smith iBathursti. W Lang 'Portland! and J. Wilson ‘Bathursti. Mr J. Knight iMudgeei ts „ brother and Mrs H. Batchelor a rnster To the sorrowing ones we extend our very deepest sympathy.The funeral, which took place on Saturday afternoon, was one of the largest and most representative seen In Mudgee for years. Friends from near aud far were present to pay their but sad tribute of respect to the memory of one whom they had ' held In the highest regard. Evidence ' of the love of hu fellows was forthcoming In the magnificent duplay of floral tributes, which covered the last mating plaoe of one who had loved tholr beauty right throughout life. •Tho Rea. A. O. Wood officiofed at the graveside, while Bro P O Oooke recited the beautiful service of the Manchester Unity,In the sad procession marchJd aldermen and ex-aidrrmen. mem-bera of the Mudgee Town Band in full uniform, riflemen, and brethren of the Manchester t.'ulty Lo,,,, Mr I H. Barton had charge of tho nr-rangcxnanu
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Mudgee Guardian and North Western Representative
Mudgee, New South Wales, AU
Mon, Nov 08, 1937
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