The Cairns Post, Saturday 9 March 1929
(Queensland)

OBITUARY
The death took place in the Home Hill District Hospital of Mr. Sam Berryman at the age of 48 years. The sad event took place on Tuesday morning, February 26. The deceased gentleman was a native of Cornwall, England, and came to Australia many years ago, and for some little time was a resident of Charters Towers, where he followed mining pursuits, and later migrated to the Lower Burdekin. Of recent years he has been a sufferer of that dreaded disease, miners’ phthisis, to which he eventually succumbed, leaving a sorrowing wife and family to mourn, besides several other relatives in this country. The funeral, which left the Masonic Hall on Wednesday morning, was largely attended, the Church of England Burial Service being conducted by Rev. W. Hume, whilst the Masonic Ritual was read by the Worshipful Master, Wor. Bro. R. H. McClelland.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho