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The Advertiser,
Tuesday 20 August 1929
(Adelaide, South Australia)
OBITUARY
Mrs. Mary Witto, of McLaren-street, city, who died in a private hospital
on Friday, was nearly 90 years of age. She was born in Cornwall, and
came to South Australia with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Green,
when 16 years of age, and with them went to Burra. She married Mr.
William Harris Witto, who died some years ago. Mrs. Witto resided at
Moonta for many years, and was closely identified with the Methodist
Church. For years she lived she lived at Broken Hill, and 15 years ago
came to Adelaide to live with her daughter, Mrs. E Harris. The latter
and Mr. Tom Witto, of Adelaide are the surviving children. There are
twelve grandchildren and 20 great-grand children.
Transcriber's note: Moonta is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula
of South Australia, 165 kilometres (103 mi) north-northwest of the state
capital of Adelaide. It is one of three towns known as the Copper Coast
or "Little Cornwall" for their shared copper mining history. Moonta
Mines is one of the hamlets surrounding Moonta. The town and mine of
Burra are both well preserved with many original buildings, the water
filled open cut mine, well-preserved mining buildings and a pump engine
house which today houses a museum. The town is publicly claimed to be
the "Merino capital of the world".
The Barrier Miner,
Saturday 24 August 1929
(Broken Hill, New South Wales)
DEATH.
WITTO.—On August 17, 1929, at Adelaide, Mary Witto, formerly of Broken
Hill. Aged 90 years 11 months.
Contributed by Judy Holman
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