William Ames Frost (1849-1934)

Obituary
MR. W. A. FROST The Funeral of Mr William Ames Frost, whose death was announced yesterday, took place yesterday afternoon. The graveside service was conducted by Rev. J. H. Sorrell. Mr. Frost was for 34 years a member of the Duke of Edinburgh Masonic lodge, and a Lodge of Sorrow was conducted yesterday afternoon by Wor. M., R. E. A. Gray. Mr. Frost was also for half a century a member of the Oddfellows' Lodge. He was born in Collingwood, Victoria, and came to Goulburn as a child. A good deal of his time was spent on the land at Minniebrook and Braidwood. He was a son of the late Alfred Lee Frost, who was a son of the late Lord Robert Frost, of Leeds, the famous shipbuider. The late Alfred Frost was a close friend of Sir Henry Parkes. When Mr. W. A. Frost forsook the land he became a builder in Goulburn. He was for 25 years associated with the Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade, and for some years was captain. Mrs. Frost predeceased her husband by four years. There are five sons, William George, of Rosemonte; Arthur Charles, of West Ryde' Stephen, of Croydon; Walter, of Artarmon; and Oliver, of Orange. Mrs. Eric Shiel, of Boro, is the only daughter. Mrs. Robert Wood, of Forbes, and Mrs. Emma Roberts, also of Forbes, are sisters.

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