Mr Richard David
GRENVILLE (18 November 2002,
aged 61 years)
Rick was born in Melbourne and after completing his Leaving Certificate he
worked in outback NSW and Queensland as a station hand and jackaroo. In 1963 he
went to Bougainville with Choiseul Plantations Ltd (Burns Philp) as a plantation
overseer. He worked on various plantations on Bougainville as a manager,
including Kunua and Soraken. In 1969 he resigned from Burns Philp and commenced
his own business at Buin as a trade store proprietor and produce buyer, and
operated the Ansett Agency. In 1975 he returned to Australia for health reasons.
He worked in various occupations before retiring to Cairns in 1988 with his wife
Tina who predeceased him. Rick is survived by his mother Phyllis and sister
Dale.
K. J. Hanrahan (Una Voce - March 2003)
