A PIONEER PASSES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18730, 9 June 1924, Page 8

A PIONEER PASSES.

MRS. 'J. A. NEWSHAM.

Old residents of the goldfields -and Waikato will regret to learn of the sudden death in Auckland last week of Mrs. Jane Alexandra Newsham. f in her 60th year. The late Mrs. News ham was. the very first white girl bom in the Alexandra (now Pirongia) district, at the time of the armed constabulary occupation. She afterwards lived at Waiorongomai, near Te Aroha, when the goldmine boom took place. "When Waiorongomai " petered out," Mrs. Newsham and her husband went to Te Aroha, where they lived until a year or so ago. Mrs. Newsham was predeceased by her husband about 12 months ago. Mr. Newsham was a Maori War veteran, who had some sterling deeds to his credit and was afterwards a prospector. He was one of the last of the old band to give up searching for a paying reef in the Te Aroha hills. Mr. Newsham Owned several goldmines, but the cost of treatment of those of them near Te Aroha was not compensated for by the returns to a sufficient extent to work them thoroughly. The deceased leaves two sons, Messrs. "W. and T. Newsham. of Auckland, and three daughters, Mrs. J. Boles, of Morrinsville, Mrs. W. C. Coote, of Matamata, and Mrs. A. N. Thompson, of Matamata.

OLD THAMES RESIDENT.

MR. RICHARD KENNY.

fBY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

THAMES. Sunday.

One of the oldest of the Thames pioneers, Mr. Richard Kenny, died on Saturday at the age of 83.' Sir. Kenny was a native of Ireland, and arrived ill Auckland in the ship Empress in 1865. He went to Thames in 1867 and commenced business there as a carrier, in which occupation he continued up to the time of his death, with the assistance of his sons. Mr. Kenny, who was quite active until recently, retaining all his faculties tc>. the end, leaves five sons and one daughter.