OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22260, 12 May 1934, Page 11

OBITUARY

MR T. F. MALAGHAN (Fbom Cue Own Correspondent.) QUEENSTOWN, May 10. A very well known and respected resident of Queenstown, Mr Thomas Francis Malaghan, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday night, at the age of 65. Mr Malaghan was born in Queenstown, being the only son of the late Mr Michael J. Malaghan, one of the early settlers. He commenced his primary education at the Queenstown public school, and when the Dominican Convent opened its doors in 1883, he entered it as a pupil. Subsequently he attended gt. Patrick’s College, Wellington. On returning home Mr Malaghan entered the business of his father, who traded as a general merchant. On the death of the latter the deceased continued on in the business with his mother, until it eventually closed down. Some years later Mr Malaghen/found employment in the engineroom staff of the lake steamers, and qualified for his certificate. He remained on the lake service until he retired on superannuation some five or six years ago.

In his younger days the deceased engaged in sport of various kinds, mainly football, cricket and athletics, in association with local clubs. He held for a short period the secretaryship of the Lake County Jockey Club and a like position in the Wakatipu Bowling Club, in which capacity he was still acting at the time of his death. On more than one occasion he unsuccessfully contested a seat on the local borough council. Mr Malaghan is survived by his widow, but had no family. MR J. CUNNINGHAM , A well-known resident of Halfway Bush passed away recently in the person of Mr John Cunningham, at the age of 84 years. The son of parents who came to Otago in the Phillip Laing, In 1848, Mr Cunningham was born in a fern cottage that stood a.t the corner of Princes and Walker (now Carroll) streets, the family later. removing to Halfway Bush, His earliest education was received at the Wakari School, ami he later attended the first Kaikorai School, of which . Mr Macklin was the master. The work of the farm occupied a good deal of Mr Cunningham’s time, but in spite, of this he studied at home with such good effect that he eventually qualified as a surveyor and practised that profession for over 40 years, spent mostly in the service of the, Govern merit. On different- occasions he engaged in prospecting, for , gold, and with Messrs Allan .Orbell and R. L. Stanford was known as the first, man to. prospect'the Barewood reefs. ,MRS H. W. LONGLEY . A family record of five generations has .been broken by the death: at Cambridge,, Auckland, of Mrs Hannah. Wilden Longley, at the age of 91 years. Her husband was Mr Robert Longley,-who died in 1930.- Mrs Longley was horn in Nottingham, England, where she spent her early life. With her husband and family she came to New Zealand in the ship Hindustani nearly •60 Years ago. The family resided'at Dunedin and Invarcargill and later at Onehunga, going to Cambridge 13-years ago. , Mrs Longley is survived by a family of six daughters, and three sons, 33. grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.