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From: "Irene Polkinghorne" <>
Subject: TRETHEWEY/ POLKINGHORNE PLUS FREYER BROKEN HILL.
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 15:25:40 +1200


Hello List.
OUR FAMILY Mary POLKINGHORNE married Marshal Edmonds TRETHEWEY 1892 in Queensland.

Here is some info we had on file and each little bit of jig saw is starting to come together.
Extract from BARRIER TRUTH newspaper 13/1/1939 Death of a Couple.
Yesterday morning neighbours of Mr & Mrs E Trethewey of 21 Wolfram Street, Broken Hill, becoming anxious at their non appearance, investigated and found both sitting in their house dead. Mr Trethewey was 74yrs of age and Mrs Trethewey ( Mary (nee POLKINGHORNE) was 70yrs. Death was apparently due to old age and excessive heat. The aged couple had been dead apparently many hours. Mrs Trethewey was seen alive at midday on wednesday when she was given a drink of iced water by a neighbour. The milkman called yesterday morning. The can had not been left out and he could not raise anyone. It was not until later that morning that neighbours entered the house and found Mr. Trethewey dead in the sitting room and Mrs Trethewey was in the kitchen. Police were notified and Constables Porter and Hamilton went to investigate. The Govt. Medical officer, Dr. W George examined the bodies at the house. He ordered their removal to the Morgue where he conducted a postmortem.

TRETHEWEY 13.1.1939 Barrier Truth.
The relatives and friends of MRS N FREYER *** respectfully informed that the remains of her late beloved father (MASHALL) and mother (MARY) TRETHEWEY will be intered in the Methodist Cemetery this day Friday. The funeral is leaving Fred. J Potter and sons Funeral Parlour, Oxide Street at 2pm arriving at the Cemetery at 2.20pm.

BARRIER MINER 14.1.1939
The funeral of the late Marshal TRETHEWEY and Mary TRETHEWEY took place yesterday, leaving Fred. J POTTER & Sons Funeral Palour at 2pm. The interment was made in the Methodist Cemetery and Rev. J.J. KILMARTIN officiated at the graveside. The bearers were : Messrs.**T HISGRAVE,** J JACOBS,** H VIRGO and **S PAYNE.

No mention on here about their son **Roy TRETHEWEY born 1896 Kadina S.A. he would have been 57yrs old so surely not at War.?

Anyone have any ideas please. On Mrs. N. FREYER !!! or pall bearers names or their son Roy TRETHEWEY.
Irene & Bob Polkinghorne
Hamilton New Zealand.

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