William McCasland (c1836-1912)

Obituary
DEATH OF MR. W. McCASLAND. It is our painful duty (says the Peak Hill " Express ") to have to record the death of one of our oldest townsmen in Mr. W. McCasland, who died last Saturday night at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A. Kable. The deceased has been in indifferent health for some time, and was laid up through the past week, and on Saturday night expired, the immediate cause of death being heart failure.

" Old Billy" as he was familiarly called, came to Peak Hill from Coonabarabran, and started a cordial factory here, and has been engaged at this business and also mining until he became too old to continue the latter. The deceased was 76 years of age at the time of his death. He leaves behind him three sons and four daughters, namely, Hubert (Tasmania), William (Cobar), and Ernest (Coonabarabran), and Mrs. Nolan (Parramatta), Mrs. Dean (Coonabara bran), Mrs. Alf. and Mrs. E. Kable (Peak Hill); The deceased was attended to during his illness by Father Heath, who administered the last rites of the church, and also the nuns.

He was buried on Monday in the local cemetery, Father Heath performing the burial service.

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