OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 16550, 9 October 1917, Page 1

OBITUARY

Mr Thomas Scanlan, a highly-respected old colonist, and one of the pioneers of the I names goldfield, died last week at his residence, Newton, Auckland, aged 81 years. Mr Scanlan owned the first wooden house at Karaka, Thames, also the battery erected by Messrs W. Glover and Sons. One of the latter is Mr A. E. Glover, M..P. Deceased came to New Zealand Irom Bendigo, and was partner on the \V est Coast with the late Mr Patrick Gieesou. After being successful on the West Coast, Mr Scanlan went to Thames soon after the opening of that field, when the Alburnia was at its best. The Mataura 'Ensign' announces the death of Mrs C. R. Bowmar, an old resident of the eastern district. The late Mrs Bowmar (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Challoner) was born at Oadby, Leicestershire, England, in the year 1840, and was married to the late Mr' Bowmar in 1860 In 1862 Mr and Mrs Bowmar left England on tho ship Red Jacket, and landed at Melbourne, where they remained for four months, and then sailed to New Zealand in the ship Benjamin Heap, which brought over a large number of diggers for the Otago goldfields. Mr and Mrs Bowmar settled at _ Momington, which was then in a very primitive state, and Mrs Bowmar, .having been a school teacher at Home, gathered the children in the locality in a private school, which was the first school of any kind in the Momington district. At a later date Mrs Bowmar, ever a keen temperance worker, assisted her husband to start the first Band of Hope in the Momington district. Her capability as a nurse was early recognised, and she rendered assistance on many occasions in the early days. In 1883 Mr and Mrs Bowmar took up their residence at " Nottingham Meadows," near Gore, which had "been opened up by the two eldest sons some two years previously, and here they remained until 1907, when they retired to Gore. The deceased leaves four sons and three daughters.