Mr George Barnard, one of the earliest employees of the "Evening Post" printing department and well known amongst old identities of Wellington, died at his residence, 37 Brighton Street, Island Bay, early last evening. Mr Barnard was taken ill on Friday and succumbed shortly after an operation for an internal complaint. He was born in Taranaki Street in 1858, and joined "The Post" as an apprentice, remaining with the firm for about fifty years. At the end of 1918, on medical advice, he gave up his position and he was pensioned off. His eyesight however, later improved sufficiently to enable him to serve at the Government Printing Office for a while. In his early experience on "The Post" he served under the late Mr John Blundell's father, and he was also a contemporary of the Hon. G W Russell, who was in the employ of the firm for some years.
The late Mr Barnard is survived by his second wife, who lives at Island Bay; Mrs H McKenzie, of Palmerston North, and Mrs Stewart Vickers, of Tasman Street who were the issue of his first marriage; and his other children are Miss H Barnard of Island Bay; Mr George Barnard of Tasman St and Mr J L Barnard of Hataitai. Another son Ernest was killed on active service in the late war. The funeral will take place at the Sydney Street Cemetery at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Their family:

 1  Winifred Alice Barnard b: 09 Dec 1881 in Wellington d: 20 Nov 1947 in Devonport Burial: 22 Nov 1947 Hillsborough married 21 Oct 1906 in Salvation Army Citadell, Vivian St, Wellington  to Harold Falconer McKenzie who was born 15 Jun 1877 in North Shore, NZ  to Father: William McKenzie Mother: Catherine McKenzie and was a salvation Army Officer. He died 01 Jun 1948 in Auckland Burial: 02 Jun 1948 Hillsborough Cemetery.