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Kirsi Dahl's avatar

Wow. An ambitious writer not letting his “talents” go to waste in the obits department. Glad you found it!

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kristin's avatar

Yikes! What an obituary! So graphic that I can see the very sad scene.

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Anne’s Family History's avatar

So I need to know what is an alluvial miner who was a hatter and why the sobriquet of ‘Joe the Quacker’. Did you learn more from the inquest?

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

There was nothing extra to learn in the inquest Anne. However, I haven't looked at it for years. You remind me I should take another look

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