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MR. M. M. BLACKBURN
DEAD
Popular Personality In
Politics
MELBOURNE, March 31.
The death of Mr. Maurice Mc-
Rae Blackburn occurred at a pri-
vate hospital at Camberwell this
afternoon. He had been ill for
tne last W days. Mr. Btarlrtwrn.
who was M, was a ii'Tt'TH**^*"*
forcelal. and nontrtsr penonaSty
in Aastrauan politics for nearly W
yarn, Una. as a mtmhu of tbe
Victorian Parliament and later of
tbe CamwMaaialUi paraftmeat it,
both he was regarded by bis col
leagues of aU paraes as one of the
aaoai Khalarly and aMe aseaAers.
For we creater pan of ba life he
was a awaaber of the labor Pan*,
oat ***? associattan vbh Aa&
tranan Sonet Fncntuhy Leagat.
m ????-"?? of the centraTcaec?tnc
of the ALP. led to hia wiwiwjuii
trcm tbe parti and ha denau a>
an Independent fsndloatf by.aa
for the Boarfce seat at the Pede
ralewxtma bat Aantt.
For many years he was a tnm
teeorMiiiia FaaUe LJbrary
and BaUanal OaOery and a great
deal of his time was devoted to the
Goanca far Ovfl Ufctrriri or
wblcb be was prasftdeat.
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