William Alexander Gilmore (1866-1945)

Obituary
The death took place in the Cloncurry District Hospital on Thursday last of a very well known figure in the pastoral world in the person of Mr. William Gilmore, of Longford Plains and Greenwood, Oorindi, and husband of our well-known Australian poetess and writer Dame Mary Gilmore. He was aged 84 years and suffered only a short illness. Before coming to the Oorindi district deceased owned a property in the Julia Creek district.

The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon the Roy Bruce Presbyterian Church conducting the burial service. He is survived by his wife, an only son Mr W. Gilmore of Greenwood and grandson William to whom the "Advocate" extends its sympathy.

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