Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 640, 17 April 1929, Page 9

Obituary

MR. WALTER JACKSON

Mr. Walter J. Jackson, a well-known sheep farmer and grazier, died at his home at Whirinaki, Rawene, on Monday. He was 48 years of age, and was married.

MR. RICHARD GOLDSWORTHY

Mr. Richard Goldsworthy, who died in a private hospital on Monday at the age of 85, was born at Officials’ Bay, near the site of the chief post office. His father, the late Mr. John Goldsworthy, resided at the Great Barrier Island and later at Kawau Island for some years, being interested in copper mining at Kawau. Mr. John Goldsworthy took up land at Mullet Point, Maurangi, about 1855, and on his death the property passed to the late Mr. Richard Goldsworthy, who resided there for the remainder of his life. He married Miss Elizabeth Willetts, of Devonport, in 1866, and they celebrated their diamond wedding three years ago. Mr. Goldsworthy took a keen interest in local affairs, and was for 20 yesfrs chairman of the Maurangi East School Committee and a member of the local road board.

Mr. Goldsworthy is survived by his wife and nine children. There are 30 grandchildren and six great-grand-children.

DR. RUDOLF HAEUSLER

The death has occurred at his home in Wolsey Avenue, Milford, of Hr. Rudolf Haeusler, at the age of 71. Born in Switzerland, Hr. Haeusler was a brilliant scholar. He was a student at the Universities of Zurich and Vienna, gaining the degree of doctor of philosophy at the former in his early twenties. He was a clever linguist and spoke five languages. Hr. Haeusler was a member of the Royal Geographical Society, the Malacological Society of Belgium, and various other Continental societies. He had a large collection of fossils, prehistoric implements and shells, most of which have been deposited in various museums, and his work on Foraminifera is welj known to scientists. He also took part in determining the foraminifera collected during the voyage of the Challenger expedition. Hr. Haeusler taught science, languages and music at several schools in England. On his first visit to New Zealand he spent some time among the Maoris, obtaining first-hand information from the old chiefs and writing articles on the Maoris for several Continental papers. King Tawhiao, Patara Te Tuhi and Keri Kailmu were among his personal friends. Later he taught under the Auckland Education Board. After spending five years in New Zealand he returned to Switzerland, but three years later, owing to ill-health, he came back to New Zealand. Hr. Haeusler is survived by his wife and one son, Mr. Hans R. Haeusler, of Hautapu.