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He had contracted malaria while in New Guinea and at the beginning of 1928 had a recurrence, which led to his death on 19 January while he was at Hobart attending a meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.
The younger son, Hugh Kingsley Ward, born in 1887, was Rhodes scholar for NewSouthWales in 1911 and after holding the position of assistant professor of bacteriology at Harvard, was appointed Bosch (q.v.) professor of bacteriology at the university of Sydney in 1935.
He had already designed the new Roman Catholic cathedral of St Mary's, which was begun in 1866, and was responsible for St John's College in the university of Sydney, a fine example of fourteenth century gothic, and many other buildings in NewSouthWales.
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As the tournament narrowed to the last eight, with play starting at 1pm on three days to counter the effects of the bad weather, Laver and Buchholz were the lone survivors from the old professional ranks and just Laver remained in the Semi-Finals where he faced Ashe, the thirteenth seed, and his fifth American opponent.
It was a daunting task for Roche, the son of the butcher from a hamlet called Tarcutta in NewSouthWales.
He was less known on the world stage and even though he was to become a great champion and dominate Wimbledon doubles with Newcombe he did not have the measure of Laver in a final between two left handers.
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Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in NewSouthWales, Australia.
Located nearby is the Tarcutta Hills Reserve run by the Earth Sanctuaries Foundation with assistance from the Bush Heritage Fund.
This Reserve provides an important remnant of white box woodland with a relatively untouched grassy understory: a last refuge for endangered birds like the Swift Parrot, the beautiful Squirrel Glider and as many as 11 other threatened wildlife species.
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Frederick Edward Brooks was a Farmer on 22 June 1910 at Oberne, Tarcutta, NewSouthWales, Australia.
Herbert Raymond Brooks was a Carpenter on 30 December 1908 at Berridale, NewSouthWales, Australia.
Percy Athelstane Brooks was a Grazier on 20 August 1913 at Berridale, NewSouthWales.