dɪvˈaɪn hæd sˈʌfɚd fɹʌm kɹˈɑːnɪk bɹəŋkˈaɪɾɪs fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz, ænd dˈaɪd ʌv kˈænsɚ, ˈeɪdʒd sˈɛvənti æt ðə kəŋkˈoːɹd ɹᵻpˌeɪtɹɪˈeɪʃən hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn sˈɪdni ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Devine had suffered from chronic bronchitis for 20 years, and died of cancer, aged 70 at the Concord Repatriation Hospital in Sydney on 24 November 1970.