Essex Evans died from complications arising from gallbladder surgery in 1909 at forty-six years of age. The news of his death was first delivered on the stage of the Austral Hall during the largest Austral Festival celebrations ever held.
Essex Evans' death was announced on the stage of the Austral Hall during the largest Austral Festival celebrations ever held in 1909, after complications from gallbladder surgery led to his passing at age forty-six.