INSEPARABLES FOR 65 YEARS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1927, Page 2

INSEPARABLES FOR 65 YEARS

DIE ON ONE DAY. COMRADES AYHO HAD WISHED IT SO. FATE’S KIND DEGREE. (Sydney Guardian, August 20). Sixty-five years ago, Michael Bollock and John Solomon became inseparable friends. In tho twilight of their lives they frequently expressed the hope that if one were taken the other should die also. Their wish was fulfilled. (Neither had suffered a severe illness up to a fortnight ago. Then both had to take to their beds within an hour suffering front influenza. On Thursday afternoon they died within an hour of each other at Avenue Road, Glebe Point. DOUBLE FUNERAL.' And yesterday they were buried side by side, after a double funeral—united 'in death, as they had been through life. Mr Pollock was So. and Air Solomon 95. Both are uncles of Air John Goulston, Grand Master of ihe United Grand Lodge of Freemasons ol New South Wales. They were both Freemasons, Air Solomon having been one of tlie oldest members of the craft in Australasia. He was initiated in Lodge King Solomon G 3 years ago. After their friendship was lirst formed, they went together to New Zealand to tlie gold rush oil the At est Coast.

There they remained close friends for 40 years, living together in the same house in Hokitika. Air Pollock, who married Air Solomon's sister, was childless. 11 is wife died years ago. But Air Solomon had four daughters. Two are at present in London with his widow, one in AVellington. New Zealand, and the other—Aliss Alabcl Solomon—lives in Sydney. She tended the two old cronies.