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| George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955) |
| compositor Northern Miner |
| b. 02 Jul 1887 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia |
| m. 15 Dec 1917 Florence Lilian SIMPSON (1885 - 1978) at Queensland, Australia |
| d. 16 Jan 1955 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia aged 67 |
| Cause of Death: |
| lead poisoning from print and lead press |
| Parents: |
| William BELL (1855 - 1907) |
| Isabella GREY (1859 - 1934) |
| Siblings (4): |
| Joseph William BELL (1885 - 1948) |
| Alice Maud BELL (1890 - 1914) |
| Ethel May BELL (1893 - 1980) |
| Edith Isabella BELL (1897 - 1951) |
| Children (5): |
| William Edward BELL (1919 - 2000) |
| Gordon Henry BELL (1921 - ) |
| John Frederick (Jack) BELL (1925 - 2004) |
| Robert Simpson BELL (1927 - ) |
| Grandchildren (15): |
| , Robert George BELL (1953 - 1955) |
| Events in George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 02 Jul 1887 | George Henry BELL was born | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | 1887/005347 | ||
| 03 Sep 1907 | 20 | Death of father William BELL (aged 52) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | Note 1 | |
| 15 Dec 1917 | 30 | Married Florence Lilian SIMPSON (aged 32) | Queensland, Australia | 1917/003414 | |
| 25 Sep 1919 | 32 | Birth of son William Edward BELL | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 1921 | 34 | Birth of son Gordon Henry BELL | Queensland, Australia | Ancestry (Jody) | |
| 15 Dec 1925 | 38 | Birth of son John Frederick (Jack) BELL | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Oct 1927 | 40 | Birth of son Robert Simpson BELL | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 1934 | 47 | Residence | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | Note 2 | |
| 12 Aug 1934 | 47 | Death of mother Isabella GREY (aged 75) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | Note 3 | |
| 1949 | 62 | Residence | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | 143 Eyre St | |
| 16 Jan 1955 | 67 | George Henry BELL died | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | 1955/001200 | |
| Y | Death of son Gordon Henry BELL | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | Ancestry (Jody) | ||
| Y | Death of son Robert Simpson BELL | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | 18 | ||
| Personal Notes: |
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See Joseph William Bell's obit
Obituary of George Henry Bell (1955) The death occurred on Sundat morning of Mr George Henry Bell, a well-known resident of Esat Stree, North Ward at the age of 68. The late Mr bell was a valued member of the "Bulletin" staff until his retiement two years ago. a native of Charters Towers, he served his time there as a printer and nearly 40 years ago came to Townsville to the "Bulletin". a practical tradesman, he was regarded highly by his workmates, many of whom profited form his experience. Mr Bell is survived by his widow, four sons, Bill, Gordon, Jack and Robert, and one daughter, Betty (Mrs Field). George Henry Bell moved to Townsville in 1912, he worked at the Northern Miner newspaper in Charters Towers which was bought out by the Townsville Daily Bulletin and then printed in Townsville. He worked the rest of his life at the Bulletin and died from lead poisoning due to his exposure to the lead print and lead presses. |