ENGINEER’S DEATH
GARDEN AND DOG-LOVER. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN.' —COPYRIGHT.] (Received December 11, Noon). LONDON, December 10. The death has occurred of Mr Elliott Cumberland, engineer, of Melbourne, aged 61. Deceased achieved wealth by the invention of an electrolytic system preventing corrosion. The invention revolutionised shipping and saved the shipowners millions. It was used when the Mauretania broke the Atlantic record, and was adopted by the British, French, American. Italian, and Argentine Navies.
Mr Cumberland resided at Coombe Hill, Golf Club, of which he held the lease since 1918. He installed there a Japanese garden at a cost of £5OOO, described as the most colourful sight in Surrey. He was also a dog lover, and bred pedigree setters, Golden Retrievers, and Cairn Terriers. His fondness for dogs resulted in close contact with the Prince of Wales who often played at Coombe Hill.
Mr Cumberland ordered that his remains be cremated and scattered on a favourite spot beneath the silver birches near the ninth green.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1933, Page 2
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