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Obituary Mr. M. Tobin A pioneer of the Wimmera, in the person of Mr. Michael Tobin, .of Oak- bank,"' Murtoa, passed away rather suddenly at 8 o'clock on Monday even- ing of last week. The deceased, who was a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, and 71 years of age, landed in Geelong with his parents when a lad of eight years. In the early days he was en- gaged as a carrier to the diggings with his father, and eventually settled in the Warrnambool. district, where he was married to Miss Mary Clune by the Rev. Father Shanahan--now Dean Shanahan, of Hamilton. Mr. Tobin was amongst the first to turn his at- tention to the Wimmera, and in 1872 he selected the block of land which now forms the homestead of "Oak- bank" property, three miles from Mur- toa. By patient toil, early and late, with crude farming implements that were gradually displaced by machinery, Mr. Tobin battled with the seasons, as other pioneers did, and eventually won for himself the comfortable home where he spent his declining days-honored and respected for his probity and straight-forward dealing. He was a fine judge of draught stock and of sheep, and the Oakbank stock have been prominent at Murtoa shows for many years. On the Friday before his death he was well enough to sign cheques for the Wimmera Inland Freez- ing Co., of which he was a director, but on Saturday he was so ill that Dr. Felstead, of Horsham, was called in, but the patient was then beyond human aid. The late Mr. Tobin was a councillor of the Dunmunkle Shire, and a justice of the peace, and occa- sionally he sat on the Horsham bench. He also adjudicated for years at the Horsham show in the cattle class. One brother survives him-Mr. Thomas Tobin, of "Avondale,'" Winslow-and a step-sister, Miss Ellen Brennan, who resides there also. Another step-sister, who was married to Mr. R. Delahunty, died about 18 years ago. Deceased reared a large family, and leaves a widow and fourteen children, viz., Kieran (married), Margaret, Thomas, Patrick, Mary. Michael, Elizabeth, James, John, Edward, Androw, Ellen, Frank, and Daniel (13 years), for whom the deepest sympathy is felt in their bereavement. The funeral, which took place on Wednesday, was largely attended. The pall-bearers were : Crs. Lloyd (president of the shire), Loats, Young, Sweetman, Gulbin, and John Stephens (director of the freez- ing works). The deepest sympathy has been ex pressed for Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Devlin, of Harriett street, in the loss of their nine-year-old daughter, Kathleen, from septic throat. The little girl, who had been ill for about a fortnight, expired on Sunday evening. A sister is suffer ing from the same complaint. The flag at the Horsham State school was flown at half-mast yesterday out of respect for the deceased's memory. The funeral look place yesterday, the Rev. Thos. Gray reading the service at the grave. The pall-bearers were Messrs. J. Devlin, D. Devlin, W. Smith and, J. Kent. Mr. A. F. Weight had charge of the funeral. Telegraphing last night, our Mel bourne correspondent said :--Mr. Selby P'aston, general manager of the Colo nial Bun:, aged 60, died to-day from kidney trouble. lie had been ill since Thursday. Mrs. Ellen 1losking, wife of Mr. It. M. llostling, of Essendon, and late of Ballarat, died suddenly at Queenscliff on Tuesday. The cause was heart failure. Mr. lloskting was related to the late Mr. Martin lloskins, Ballarat To-wn missionary. The death occurred suddenly at Gee long on Thursday of Mr. Wim. Com bridge, brother of Mr. Combridge, evangelist, of MoLachlan-street, alpr sham. Deceased had only recently, re moved from Meredith to Geelong. The remains of deceased were interred in the Geclong. New Cemetery on Friday afternoon in the presence of a number of sym-spathising friends, many journey ing from Meredith. The hearse and two mourning coaches were follddwea by a number bf public and private vehicles. A large iumber of floral tributes were placed on the coffin, which was borne to the grave by Mlessrs. W. and J. Combridge (sons), A. McKay, of Meredith (son-in-law), and A. Gubby (nephew). - r • _