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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 August 1945Vol. XVI, No. 1

Death Of Suva's Oldest

p. 24 · Read in the full issue

Inhabitant

rE death of Fiji’s oldest European, Mr. J. F. Crawford, occurred in July, at the age of 99.

Mr. Crawford was born in Scotland on April 11, 1846. He came to Fiji in 1900, and for many years followed the trade of plumber.

About eipht years ago he entered the Cottage Home in Suva, and from then until a short time ago, when he was ad mitted to hospital, he was a well-known figure in the town as he took his daily walk.