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DEATH OF
CANON NEEDHAM
CHAIRMAN OF AUSTRALIAN
BOARD OF MISSIONS
Canon John Stafford Needham,
Chairman of the Australian Board of
Missions, died suddenly at his resi-<*>
dence at Westmead yesterday.
Canon Needham, who was born in
Western Australia 67 years ago, was
a Fellow of the Australian College of
Theology and a Canon of St. An
drew's Cathedral. For many years
he was organising secretary for the
Australian Board of Missions in
Queensland. For the last 20' years he
nad "been chairman and principal
organiser, for the Australian Board of
Missions, covering the whole of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, and the Man
dated Territory. He is survived by
six sons and one daughter.
One of the sons is the Rev. Gregory
Needham, who was at one time a
curate attached to All Saints' Church,
Singleton.
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