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 died from complications arising from gallbladder surgery in 1909, at the age of forty-six.  The announcement of his passing came as a shock during the biggest Austral Festival celebrations ever held, which took place on the stage of the Austral Hall.