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- LATE MRS. E. M. CREAM
ERADU LADY'S DEATH MOTHER OF LARGE FAMILY
It was with feelings of general regret that, the news was recieved of the death of Mrs. Elsie Margaret Cream , wife of Mr. Albert Augustus Timothy Cream, farmer of Eradu which took place on Sunday evening at the Victoria Hospital. On Wednesday last Mrs. Cream entered the hospital and underwent a serious .operation. Taking a turn for the worse during the week-end, she passed away on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased, who was the only daughter of the late John Wilson and Mrs. Johanna Wilson, of Shepparton, Victoria, came to Western Australia with her mother in 1897, and for some years lived at Subiaco, being a telephonist in the postal department. Transferred to Geraldton in 1912 deceased served about five years in the. local exchange and in 1918 married Mr. Cream, taking up residence at Rudd's Gully. They later moved to Eradu, where Mr. Cream continued farming pursuits, whilst Mrs. Cream acted as postmistress.
On the occasion of the visit of His Excellency the Governor General Sir Isaac Isaac's last month, an interesting testimonial of deceased's efficiency -was given by His Excellency's secretary Capt. L. Bracegirdle, (D.S.O, R A N.).While His Excellency was on the way to Geraldton, the authorities in Melbourne, it is under stood, were desirous of communicating with him, and the message was sent in code to Eradu, to intercept him. The code message was efficiently handled by the late Mrs. Cream, who delivered it to Capt. Braeegirdle at the siding, the latter remarking at the time that the message was very important and requesting her to also forward it on to Geraldton.
Capt. Braeegirdle was so pleased at the manner in which the late Mrs. Cream had handled the messge that he subsequently sent the following telegram to Mr. S.R. Roberts (Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs): ? Postmistress at Eradu handled an important coded, telegram with admirable skill.' The ' text of Capt. Braeegirdle 's wire was later conveyed to the deceased by Mr. Roberts, who commended her for her efficiency.
In addition to her husband and widowed mother, she leaves a large family to mourn their loss. Apart from one child who predeceased her, there are three sons and seven daughters, the eldest of whom is only thirteen years, and the youngest four ds. A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Francis' Xavier's Cathedral yesterday and in the afternoon the remains were interred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Utakarra. A large gathering of friends from Eradu and the surrounding districts was present at the cemetery; The last rites were, performed .by the Rev. Father Murphy. The pall-bearers were Messrs R. C. Tindal,.R. Keeley, J. W. Gould, Ray Webb, C. J. Drew (Eradu), and J. Boyes, senr. [1]
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1892 - 1932 (40 years)
