Cudgegong Valley History Project

DEATH OE A PIONEER. Mr. William Keech, aged 86, passed away at his residence, Camboon, on Tuesday evening, 14th instant. Deceased was one of the pioneer settlers of Rylstone district, and was one of the most successful. He came from the Motherland. He was not afraid of hard work and long hours, and did things thoroughly. These qualities were the medium of his success. His motto might have been "Waste not, want not." Few, if any men, were more respected, and he leaves a family of sons and daughters who will honorably sustain and preserve the reputation of their parents. Mrs. Keech predeceased her husband by several years. To record all that might be written of the late Mr. Keech's life and connection with this district would run into columns. Suffice it to say that he was a moral, exemplary unit of this locality during the fifty odd years of his residence, and as he lived so he died. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was well attended, though the news of the passing had not reached far into the surrounding district. The remains were interred in the Methodist portion of the cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Drummond carrying out the service at the grave most impressively (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 23 April 1914, page 7).

The late William Keech came out to this country with the father of the well-known Dewey family, now deceased. Both were hardy pioneers, and knew how to hold money when they earned it. A coincidence was that both men, though they parted, when landing, eventually drifted to this district. (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 23 April 1914, page 7).

OBITUARY MR. W. LEE BROWN, Mr. William Lee Brown, late of Mount Brace, Rylstone, died on Saturday, at his home in Middle Harbor Road, Lindfield, at the age of 71. Daily Telegraph, Monday 22 January 1923, p. 6. Obituary William Lee Brown

THE LATE MR. W. L. BROWN. The death occurred in Sydney on Friday of Mr. W. L. Brown, for many years resident of Rylstone, aged 72 years. Deceased died at his residence at Lindfield, where he had been residing for the past three or four years. He is survived by a wife and the following sons and daughters George, Rylstone; William, Lue: Charles, Adelaide, South Australia: Mesdames Arthur Lloyd, Gulargambone; and the Misses Janet and Alice Brown, Lindfield. Deceased was buried in Sydney yesterday, all the sons and daughters being present. He had been ailing for about six months. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 22 January 1923, p. 12. Obituary William Lee Brown

DEATHS BROWN. - June 19, 1939, Mary Ann, widow of the late William Lee Brown, of Lindfield (formerly of Rylstone), and dearly loved mother of George, Mary (Mrs. A. Lloyd, deceased), William, Flora (Mrs. P. H. Clarke), Janet, Charles, and Alice, aged 88 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 20 June 1939, p. 10. Death Mary Ann Brown

Mainly About People Mudgee District Personalities THE following death notice appeared in Tuesday's “Herald,” June 19, 1939, Mary Ann, widow of the late William Lee Brown, of Lindfield, (formerly of Rylstone), and dearly loved mother of George, Mary (Mrs. A. Lloyd, deceased), William, Flora (Mrs. P. H. Clarke), Janet, Charles and Alice, aged 88 years. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 22 June 1939, p. 2. Obituary Mary Ann Brown

OBITUARY Mr. George Brown The death occurred in Mudgee on March 26, of Mr. George Brown, a retired grazier, formerly of ('Kona'), Rylstone, and later of Lindfield, Chatswood, Dee Why and Greenwich, aged 73 years. Mr. Brown was advised, for health reasons, to take up residence in Mudgee, and arrived only three weeks previously, to live in Horatio Street. He is survived by two daughters, Daisy (Mrs. C. H. Waldie, of Chatswood), and Muriel (Mrs. E. A. Dix, of Bylong). The remains were conveyed to Sydney, where the funeral took place to the Northern Suburbs Crematorium (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 5 April 1948, page 2).

DEATH: BROWN, George.- March 26, 1948, at Mudgee (late of Greenwich and Rylstone), beloved husband of the late Stella Grace Brown and loved father of Daisy (Mrs. Waldie) and Muriel (Mrs. Dix), and grandfather of Graham and Ian (Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 29 March 1948, page 8)