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Walter Frederick Rooke 1891 - 1953

Walter Frederick Rooke was born in 1891 in Carlton, Melbourne City County, VIC Australia to William Rooke and Rosa Henrietta (Fielder) Rooke, and had siblings Charles William Rooke, George Thomas Rooke, Alice Olive Rooke, Henry James Rooke, and Florence Maude (Rooke) Burton. Walter Rooke died at age 61 years old on June 27, 1953 in Mulwala, NSW, and was buried at Corowa Pioneer Cemetery in Corowa, Corowa Shire Council County.

Walter Frederick Rooke

1891

Carlton, Melbourne City County, VIC, 3053, Australia

June 27, 1953

Mulwala, NSW, 2647, Australia

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The Dandenong Journal. Victoria. 29th July 1953. OBITUARY. The death occurred suddenly on June 27th, at Mulwala State Forest ( N.S.W. ), of Walter Frederick ( "Cookie" ) Rooke, a native of Victoria, who last year came to live with his sister, Mrs. E. Benstead, of 89 Deniliquin Rd., Corowa ( N.S.W. ) and her family. 'Cookie' had suffered from heart trouble for several years, only a few minutes before his sudden death he had been laughing and joking with Mr. E. Benstead and George Moore of Mulwala. Deceased who was 61, was a son of the late William and Rosa Rooke, formerly of Oakleigh and Dandenong, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters ; Bill ( Trentham ), George ( Noble Park ), John ( Sydney ), Florrie ( Dennis ), Rose ( Albury ), Lilian ( Corowa ), Lizzie ( Melbourne ), and Alice ( Melbourne ). "Cookie" was a corporal in the Cyclists' Battalion in World War 1. After a service at St. John's Church of England, the funeral was held at the Corowa old cemetery. Members of the local R.S.L were among the mourners, as was Fred Sammans, of Corowa, who served with deceased in World War 1. Coffin bearers were Ern Holding ( Kinglake ), Mick Breanas, George Moore ( Mulwala ), Dick Benstead, Reg Spence ( Corowa ), Albert Argus ( Yarrawonga ).
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Carlton, Melbourne City County, VIC 3053, Australia

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Mulwala, NSW 2647, Australia
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Walter Frederick Rooke lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.

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In 1891, in the year that Walter Frederick Rooke was born, on March 14th, a lynch mob stormed the Old Parish Prison. The mob lynched 11 of the 19 Italians who were arrested for - but found to be innocent of - the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy.

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In 1904, Walter was just 13 years old when the World's Fair, officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis, Missouri. Attended by nearly 19.7 million people (and later the subject of a Judy Garland film), the Fair was funded by federal, state and local sources to the tune of $15 million. As the name suggests, the Fair was suggested as a way to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the past, World's Fairs were a way of bringing new technology to the attention of the masses and this fair was no exception - the use of electricity (the public feared it at the time), personal cars, airplanes, and the electric streetcar were all highlighted.

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