The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 23 February 1929
(New South Wales)

COUNTRY NEWS
ORANGE RESIDENT KILLED
ORANGE, Friday.
Mr. Joseph Hicks, aged 83 years, a resident of the Orange district, was knocked down by a motor car while crossing Summer-street and died shortly afterwards. Mr. Hicks was a native of Cornwall, and came to Orange in the early sixties with his father, the late Mr. John Hicks, who was a pioneer farmer in the district. Mr. Joseph Hicks conducted his father’s farm, which extended to large dimensions, and retired a few years ago. His son, Mr. Stanley Hicks, is now in charge of the farm.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 26 February 1929
(New South Wales)

WELL-KNOWN ORCHARDIST KILLED BY MOTOR
ORANGE, Monday.
Mr. Joseph Hicks, 83, who met with a fatal motor accident in Summer-street, when he was knocked down by a car, driven by Mr. Miskell, of Yeoval, and received a fracture of the skull, abrasions to the ear and legs, was born in Camborne, Cornwall, and came to Australia with his parents in 1854. They first went to Yass, but shortly afterwards left there for the Cornish settlement at Byng. For the past 50 years Joseph Hicks had resided at Canobolas, where he had been a most successful orchardist, and the valuable property is now carried on by his son. He was a stanch Methodist, and a pillar to the church at Canobolas. He was also one of the oldest and stanchest members of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows. He is survived by six daughters and two sons.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho