William James FAHEY [8952]

  General Notes:

In 1910, William was assistant town clerk at Hay

The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954) Fri 3 Apr 1931 Page 2
We regret to have to record the death of Mr. William James Fahey, which sad event took place yesterday morning, after a lengthy illness, which was borne with great fortitude.

The cause of death was diabetes. Mr. Fahey was a native of Richmond, Victoria, where he was born sixty nine years ago. He came to this State forty-four years ago, and was engaged as bookkeeper for Mr. J. L. Corrigan, for some time. He after wards went in the same, capacity to Corrong, and it is as bookkeeper for the late Mr. Albert P. E. Tyson, that the deceased was best known in this district. When failing health rendered it desirable that he should come into Hay to reside, he continued to act as clerk and in a confidential capacity to some firms in the town, with much acceptance. He was also a very successful secretary of the Hay Jockey Club, his interest in the club extending beyond his mere clerical duties. Of late years, he had acted as a director of the Hay Butter Factory Company Ltd., and in that capacity he was present at the annual meeting of the shareholders, last month. Mr. Fahey married Miss Mary McKinnon, daughter of the late Donald and Mrs. McKinnon, of West Hay, and his wife and a son, William, and a daughter. Mary (Mrs. James Thomson) survive him. The deceased gentleman was one of the old school of dependable employees whose interest in their work extended far beyond their working hours.

He was an exceedingly careful and neat clerk, and no one who employed him in that capacity ever regretted it.

His host of friends will join in expressing their sympathy with the bereaved wife and family. The funeral took place this afternoon, moving from St. Virgilius' Church. There was a good and representative attendance to pay the last sad offices of respect to an esteemed citizen. Rev. Fr. Carroll officiated.

William married Mary Redmond BANNAN [311] [MRIN: 2905], daughter of Donald McKINNON [8945] and Sarah BANNAN [94], in 1905 in Hay, NSW, Australia.⁶⁹⁴ (Mary Redmond BANNAN [311] was born in 1873 in Geelong, Vic, Australia ⁶⁹⁵ and died in 1958 in Hay, NSW, Australia ⁶⁹⁶.)