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THE LATE MR . T. G. CRUSH.
Death at Darwin.
Our Darwin correspondent telegraphed on
Wednesday night that Mr. T. G. Crush,
formerly member of the State Parliament
for the Northern Territory, had died that
day from aneurism, in the local hospital.
Mr. Crush was a popular identity in the
former South Australian dependency, where
he carried on business as a licensed vic-
tualler. Towards the end of 1908 he was
elected to fill the vacancy in the House of
Assembly created by the death of the Hon.
V. L. Solomon, and in April, 1910, he was
re-elected at the head of the poll. When
first Mr. Crush, came to Adelaide he was
politically a 'dark horse,' since so little
was known of him, despite his election on
the Labour ticket. However, in the city
he immediately and firmly allied himself
with the Labour Party, and became one of
its most valued members. As a represen-
tative of the Territory, a stronger cham
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THE LATE MR. T. G. CRUSH.
THE LATE MR. T. G. CRUSH.
pion could scarcely have been found. He
displayed a great knowledge of the depen-
dency and its needs, and advocated its
cause in a way which won him warm ad-
miration. Mr Crush was a fluent
and quietly convincing speaker, and his
utterances in the House were always
listened to with interest and respect. Per-
sonally, 'Tom' Crush became really be-
loved o£ his fellow-legislators, and particu-
larly by his party men. His unassuming
good nature and sincerity attracted to him
many friends in Adelaide, who regretted
his retirement from the political arena
when the Territory became a Federal
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