Robert Howard Smith (1878 - 1943)

Born 9 Apr 1878 in Howard, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Lina (Broadhurst) Smith — married 1 Feb 1911 in Queensland, Australia

Died 19 Jul 1943 at age 65 in Childers, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Robert was born in 1878. He passed away in 1943.

Notice

Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 21 July 1943, page 3. ^[1] MR. R. SMITH.— a pioneer identity of the Isis district, Mr. Robert Smith (65), died at the Childers Hospital, writes our Childers correspondent. The late Mr. Smith, who was born at Howard, was a timber-getter in his younger days but for the last 30 years had been cane farming at Apple Tree Creek. He built and owned Smith's Hall public recreation and meeting centre at Apple Tree Creek. He was a prominent cricketer of the district in his prime. His wife predeceased by three years. One son, Pte Bob Smith. A.I.F., was posted missing last year. Other surviving members of his family are two daughters:- Mesdames T. Lowry, (Apple Tree Creek) and R. Farrington (Sydney). His aged mother Mrs. Martin James resides at Childers. Mrs. L. Zemek (Maryborough) is a sister of the late Mr. Smith.

Sources

1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/151547822

• https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
• Birth - Robert Smith - Qld BDM BC C 5981 / 1878 - F = Robert, M = Catherine Jane Giles Maltman.
• Marriage - Qld BDM MC C 2202 / 1911 - Groom = Robert Smith; Bride = Lina Broadhurst
• Death - Robert Smith - Qld BDM DC C 4019 / 1943 - Mother = Catherine Thompson, Father = Robert Smith.
• Link - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4JC-6R5