George Flecker (1843 - 1909)

George Flecker
Born	c. 1843 Austria
Died	7 February 1909 Neutral Bay, New South Wales

Biography

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Residences in the City

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Work in the City

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Published Obituary

From the Register, Monday 10 November 1919:

"Concerning People

The death is announced, at the age of 66 years, of Mr. George Flecker, who for a long period was one of the most prominent hotel keepers in Adelaide, a genial man, and one of many gifts. The deceased, who had been in ill-health for some time, had latterly resided at Neutral Bay, near Sydney. He was by profession an engineer, but when he came to Adelaide a little more than 20 years ago he took the licence of the Theatre Royal Hotel, and conducted the trade in connection with it for several years. From the first he made specialty of catering, and, in fact, is said to have revolutionized that business in the South Australian capital. He soon took over the lease of the old South Australian Club Hotel. He was not long in securing the freehold, and thereupon expended thousands of pounds on its improvement, renovation, and extension. He conducted it successfully for many years; then leased it to the late Mr. E. Alexander. Mr. Flecker went to reside at Henley Beach, and so sanguine was he of the prospects of that locality as a seaside sanitorium and public resort, that he invested largely in land in the neighbourhood. A few years ago Mr. Flecker took a trip around the world, and afterwards contributed a series of articles to The Register about his travels. These were, much appreciated by the public, from the fact that the writer indicated the possession of an observant faculty which led

him to get away from the beaten pathway of tourists and globetrotters and describe in fascinating language interesting incidents which the ordinary traveller hardly ever notices. The articles were republished in a book. The deceased has left a widow, four sons, and one daughter. Two of the sons are doctors, and the eldest (Oscar), who took a medical degree at the University of Adelaide, is now practising successfully in Western Australia. Of the other two, one is engaged with Messrs. G. & R. Wills and Co. and the other is a wool expert..

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