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Harriet Leek

Bluff Pioneer Cemetery Devonport

DEATH

LEEK – On 12th inst. at the Bluff , Devonport, Harriet, beloved wife of Foster Leek and daughter of the late John and Ann Firth (Fifth) of Marlepit Farm, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, aged 62 years. The funeral will take place at the Bluff Cemetery, at 3 o’clock this afternoon.

The North West Post 14th December 1908

DEATH OF MRS. F. LEEK

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Foster Leek, wife of the caretaker of the Mersey Bluff, passed quietly away at the age of 62 years. Deceased had enjoyed robust health until recent years, when heart trouble became pronounced and latterly she was a victim of dropsy and she lay in a precarious state of health for some three months. She leaves a widower and one married son (resident on the East Coast). Deceased was generally respected and esteemed and the afflicted husband will have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Leek were married over 37 years ago in Yorkshire and 24 years ago came to Tasmania. Mr. Leek was for many years a member of the Tasmanian police force.

The Advocate 14th December 1908

FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Mrs. Foster Leek will leave her husband’s residence, Bluff Tea Gardens, This Day (Monday), at 3 o’clock, for the Bluff Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend. Jeffrey, Undertaker

The North West post 14th December 1908

Foster Leek

Bluff Pioneer Cemetery Devonport

23 October 1920

DEATH

LEEK – At the Launceston Hospital, on October 23, Foster Leek, in his 74th year.

The Advocate 25th October 1920

FUNERAL

LEEK - The funeral of the late Foster Leek will leave his late residence Bluff Tea Garden, on Monday, at 4 p.m., for the Bluff Cemetery. Friends accept this intimation.

The Advocate 25th October 1920

The death occurred at the Launceston Hospital on Saturday of Foster Leek, who for the past 16 years has lived at the Mersey Bluff, where he had ten rooms and became known to local residents and tourists by means of the museum and many curios, which he kept on the premises. Mr. Leek had come to be inevitably associated with the Bluff and his decease will be a loss to the town. Deceased, who was 74 years of age, was born in Yorkshire, England and immigrated first to New Zealand, where he joined the mounted police force and participated in the Maori wars. He subsequently entered the territorial police force in Tasmania and remained an officer until the retiring age. His wife predeceased him about 8 years ago. The funeral takes place this afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Bluff Cemetery.