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Finnis was described as 'an exceptional pianist', and his wife was a fine violinist, and while at university they notably played together. He passed his
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251:(10 March 1903 â 19 May 1970) in Adelaide on 6 January 1945. He had three children:
54:, on 11 April 1882. Herbert Finnis was rector of the Church of St John the Baptist,
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Elizabeth Finnis (May 1916 â ) married Charles Everson Gardner, son of
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555:"Bachelor of Music Examination"
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667:"Governor's Daughter Marries"
498:"Churches and Church Affairs"
292:"Obituary Canon H. R. Finnis"
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