Obituary - Mr. O. A. HOLDING
The South-Eastern Star, July 12, 1910
A telegram was received by Mr. F. B. Holding, of Torrensdale on Friday, announcing the death of his brother Oliver Arthur, at Tanamburini Downs, Gulf of Carpentaria, on June 1. Owing to the inconvenience of mails, details will not be available for some time.
The deceased had been ill with enteric fever, caught while in South Africa in War time, deceased being a member of the Western Australian contingent. He went North to try the effect of a change of climate, but being in a weak state of health, contracted tropical fever and succumbed.
He was 35 years of age and was single.