Editing Hal Colebatch (section)

==Death==
After a short illness, Colebatch died on 12 February 1953 at [[Royal Perth Hospital]].{{sfn|Colebatch|2004|p=287}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49080051 |title=Sir Hal Colebatch Served W.A. Well |newspaper=The West Australian |date=13 February 1953 |access-date=23 January 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He received a [[state funeral]] on 13 February at St George's Cathedral. Despite the [[1953 Western Australian state election|state election]] occurring on the following day, the pallbearers included Premier [[Ross McLarty]], Chief Secretary [[Victor Doney]], Speaker [[Charles North (politician)|Charles North]], Deputy Opposition Leader [[John Tonkin]], President of the Legislative Council [[Harold Seddon]], Clerk of the Legislative Assembly F. E. Islip, Lord Mayor of Perth [[Joseph Totterdell]], [[Frank Gibson (politician)|Frank Gibson]], [[George Lowe Sutton]], [[William Pickering (Australian politician)|William Pickering]] and [[Sydney Stubbs]]. Federal Minister for Territories [[Paul Hasluck]] represented the Commonwealth Government.{{sfn|Colebatch|2004|p=287}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49080426 |title=Late Sir Hal Colebatch Traffic Halts As Cortege Passes |newspaper=The West Australian |date=14 February 1953 |access-date=23 January 2023 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> His net worth at the time of his death was only slightly above £2000, owning no house or car.{{sfn|Colebatch|2004|p=289}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55803221 |title=W.A. Knight's Estate |newspaper=The West Australian |date=13 May 1953 |access-date=23 January 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was buried at [[Karrakatta Cemetery]].<ref name="Australian Dictionary of Biography"/><ref name="Parliament biography" />