OBITUARY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 165, 15 July 1941, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR. G. E. READ The death has occurred of.* George Edward ReadatMs taLfa Heme Bay, at the age of Read, who was the founder *& optical firm of G. E. Read and &f Karangahape Road, was bonvF Yorkshire and came to New in 1887. He established a ink? making and jeweller's bustaeavn his brother, but later set up mm optician. He completed «m service in the business beta retiring about eight years awt , For six years Mr. Readint i member of the City Council. A«! known official of the old Audtbti Athletic Club. Mr. Read also toQki keen interest in yachting and ravin, and was a member of the AndktaS Bowling Club. He is survived by one son and at daughter. There are two «* children. MR. C. «. X- BAlilJEft A young New Zealand Mr. G S. n. Sadler, has diediofen Moresby Hospital. Mr. Sadler, Mo was born in 1916. was educated t; *** Whan , garei Hi « h School aM fc 1936 graduated as a ft»r**fhr tf Science. Afterwards he joined fe geological staff of the Island iftjh* tion Company, Limited, in An Working first for this company «m later for the Australian Petrotem Company, Limited, he was «i— continuously engaged in exploration in the Papuan buS. MR. JAMES HAMtLTOI The death has occurred *Iβ residence, Jutland Road, Takmaa, of Mr. James HaniUtonfadet brother of the Hon. Adam Hamflto member of the War Cabinet Bβ parents were the late Mr. and Ms J. Hamilton, of Southland, who am to New Zealand from Scotland 6 the early 'sixties. His father tt* part in the Gabriels Gully goUnfc in 1862. He was successful and la 1868 married and settled on fle land at Forest Hill in a twommA pit-sawn cottage. Mr. James Hamilton was edooM at the N'orth Forest Hill OußtT School and the Lochiel School He was tlie eldest of a family of Hi* boys and one girl, and the fttte , - and the boys were at this *»T"» *B* ing the home farm and breaktafß rough back country. Later* Hamilton took up farming on ■» own account and some yean «P established a hardware busineel to Takapuna. retiring recently •■ account of ill-health. Mr. HamflW s survived by his wife His broth? the Hon. Adam Hamilton, arrived fc Auckland to-day to attend the pnvate interment. MR. F. R, JONES Discoverer of the famous Mellower gold mine in Australia, MγIrederick Reginald Jones dfedje; terday at his home in Mount Bg at the age of 74. Born in Sydney. MrJones spent much of his yoeth » New Zealand, but as a young n* l returned to Australia to tra*d & ittle known parts of the cootie* For some time he was engaged » mining in West Australia. AfW * discovery and flotation of the Mβ; power mine, he became manager ol it and of several other mines »«* locality. Mr. Jones returned to N» Zealand about 40 vears ago.. •• farmed at Orere Point. North** and the Waikato before retiring.»« vife, daughter and son survive em-