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Obituary Mrs. Margaret. Kittson, widow of the late Hugh Kittson, who has re- sided ,with her daughter, Mrs. Charles. Hodgetts, of Heywood, for several years, died on Thursday night last. The de- ceased lady was 94 years of age, and was a colonist of 82 years. The fam- ly were pioneers of the Bridgewater district Her sons and daughters are Mr.H. G Kittson, Mr. William Kittson (an ex-councillor of the Port- land Shire) Mrs. White, Mrs. John- son, and Mrs Hodgetts. The remains were conveyed to the Bridgewater cemetery for burial on Saturday, and were followed by a cortege of motor cars. The Rev A Bligh conducted the funeral service, and Mr William Jarrett had charge of the mortuary arrangements. (Contributed.) The late Mrs Hugh Kittson who died at Heywood last week was a col onist of 87 years. She arrived in Melbourne on the sailing ship, "In- trinsic" with her parents and two bro- thers in the year 1840. Although only eight years of age, she had a clear remembrance of the voyage. -a storm at sea, shortage of provis- ions, and many stories of her play- mates on the long journey, and the coming on to Portland by the "Sally Ann" The Hentys, Captain Dutton, and the men who made earliest Port- land history were all familiar names to her. She had very kindly and sympathetic recollections of the blacks, who, were numerous about Portland in those days. She often talked of the gold rushes, and of a period when not a man remained on Cape Nelson where she then lived, except a servant man--all had gone to the goldfields. Black Thursday was a vivid memory to her always. She and her mother were in Portland and, hearing their home was des- troyed, hastened there to find it un- touched, though neighbors suffered severely. The wreck of the "Ad- mella" was an event she remembered well. On her marriage with the late Hugh Kittson, who predeceased her 53 years ago, she made her home at hi Bridgewater Lakes, and with the, ex. cp.tioi of..the few later years, spent is! the greatest part of her long life of 04 years there. Her memory and th ready, wit .were remarkable and per feet to the last.. ,. She-ever retained a kindly and:.sympathetic interest in. everyone, , particularly children'. During the Great War, she was, des pito her years, an active worker for the Red Cross,'ahd treasured a letter of appreciatioin received from the loc a al branch. *- . ;.__________ ,of