Parsons, George

An old identity named George Parsons, better known as “Old George,” died in the hospital on Monday night. He was for many years in the employ of Mr. W. St. J. Harding, and was brought in from that gentleman’s selection on Tower Hill Creek on Sunday last. He died from exhaustion, his system being completely run down.
[Source:Muttaburra Mems. (1900, January 30). The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 – 1922), p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75675264]