OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 23649, 26 October 1938, Page 6

OBITUARY

MK T. MILLER, SEN. The death occurred at his residence, St. George Lodge, Oreti, on Saturday of Mr Thomas Miller, sen., a well-known farmer of the Winton district. Mr Miller was born at Carvagh, County Derry, Ireland, 81 years ago. He came to New Zealand in 1880 and for a few years worked for Mr R. Hazlett and also Mr J. Mclntyre, of Thornbury. About 54 years ago, Mr Miller entered into partnership in a farm at Oreti with Mr Dysight, formerly of Hedgehope. Later, when the Timboon estate at Oreti was cut up for settlement Messrs Miller and Dysight increased their holding and later Mr Miller took over from his partner. He married Miss A. Jenkins of Winton, and after her death he married her sister, Miss S. Jenkins.

Mr Miller was a keen trotting enthusiast and more than 30 years ago he owned several horses which he raced with considerable success. Mr Miller was a past president of the Winton Trotting Club and was also a member of . the ■ Winton Jockey Club. He was a life member of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association and a member of the Winton Association. He was also a member of the Orange Lodge. He is survived by his wife and a family of three daughters, Mrs E. Withington (Invercargill), Mrs S. Watt (Oreti) and Mrs J. Matheson (Waitahuna) and two sons, Messrs J. A. Miller and T. Miller (Oreti).

MR FRANK CRAWSHAW

The death occurred on Monday morning of Mr Frank Crawshaw, a former Mayor of Oamaru, at the comparatively early age of 52 years. Mr Crawshaw was one of the best-known figures of Oamaru. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Samuel Crawshaw, and was born in Oamaru, receiving his education at the Oamaru North School and the Waitaki Boys’ High School, at both of which he achieved considerable scholastic distinction. On leaving school he took up the trade of carpentering with Messrs Allan and Lindsay, later acquiring that business for himself, and carrying it on successfully up to the time of his death. His business ability and sound training made him particularly fitted to serve his fellow citizens, which he did with credit to himself and the town both as a councillor for some years and as Mayor for two terms. As chairman of works, Mr Crawshaw gave fine service to the town, for it was under his guidance that the North End outfall drain was completed, and it was during his term as Mayor that the borough loans were placed on a more satisfactory footing, providing for a sinking fund for their redemption. In his younger days Mr Crawshaw was a member of the Oamaru Garrison Band, under the conductorship of the late Mr George Jones, and he was also a prominent Rugby footballer. He always took a keen interest in the advancement of the town, and . was a member of several local bodies. He was a member of Masonic Lodge Waitaki, of which he was a Past Master, and also an old member of the 1.0.0. F., and Past Grand Master. Mr Crawshaw married a daughter of the late Mr John Ross, by whom he was predeceased several years ago. He again married, his second wife being a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs H. Paterson, of Herbert, by whom he is survived, as well as by a family of four—Miss Ena Crawshaw (Wellington), Mrs J. Bishop (Hilderthorpe), Miss Doris Crawshaw (Oamaru) and Master William Crawshaw (a pupil of the Timaru Boys’ High School). MR G. E. GODBER

WELLINGTON, October 24.

The death has occurred of Mr George Edward Godber, for half a century in business in Wellington as a painter and paperhanger. Mr Godber, who was 83 years of age, was born at Sheffield, England, in 1855, and at the age of seven years accompanied his parents to Melbourne. After living for five years in Victoria the family decided to come to New Zealand, and Mr Godber had been living in Wellington since the year 1868. Mr Godber was a firm believer in the friendly society movement, and had been actively and prominently associated with the affairs of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows during ahnost the entire period of his sojourn in this country. He was initiated as a member of Lodge Britannia in 1874, and at his death was the oldest member of that lodge, being held in the highest respect by its members. Apart from being secretary of the lodge for more than a quarter of a century, a position he retained up to the time of his death, Mr Godber held many other positions of trust. He was grand treasurer of the Manchester Unity for New Zealand from 1902 to 1922, and then became grand secretary of the New Zealand branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, a position he held from 1922 until 1927. He is survived by a wife and five daughters.

MR JAMES FINDLAY (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 25. The death occurred today at his residence, 24 Grant road, Wellington, at the age of 7 years, of Mr James Findlay New Zealand representative of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company Ltd. and an outstanding and greatly respected personality in shipping circles in the Dominion. He had represented his company in New Zealand for five years and during his long career of nearly half a century with the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line he had seen it grow from

a small sailing ship concern to one of the great shipoing companies of the world. , . , When he joined its service the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company Ltd. was in the transitional stage of development from sail to steam. Mr Findlay saw the passing of the clipper ships and the rapid growth of the company’s steamship tonnage, which was induced by, and which materially aided, the development of the Dominion’s refrigerated cargo trade. He saw, too, the advent of the motor-ships, which now form a considerable part of the tannage of the company. Mr F’ndlay has not lived to see the Dominion Monarch, but he took a great pride in the fact that his company was building the largest motorliner designed for the New Zealand hade and the most powerful of her in the world. Mr Findlay’s wide knowledge of t’. e requirements of thi New Zealand trade undoubtedly was of great service to his company in its provision of shipping tonnage,