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name. He was born in London in 1850, and made his first 

 visit to Australia in 1864. Returning to England he com- 

 pleted liis education at King's College, London, where he 

 was Science Scholar and Associate. In 1884 he was 

 appointed to the charge of the Technical College Bathurst. 

 He found the institution meanly lodged in a basement in 

 the School of Arts, and he left it in possession of a fine 

 building in William Street, where there was also an excel- 

 lent Museum. This transformation was due to his guiding 

 care, energy and enthusiasm. Among his students and 

 fellow citizens he strove with a success to foster a love of 

 science. Eleven years ago he was transferred to the 

 capital and placed in charge of the chemical and mineral- 

 ogical departments of the Technical College. For these 

 classes he wrote various school books. He joined our 

 Society as soon as he became a resident of Sydney, and 

 from 1904 he was a regular attendant and frequent speaker 

 at our meetings. A wide range of information and fluent 

 expression enabled him to offer interesting comment to 

 most scientific discussions. Also he contributed three 

 papers to our Journal: — "The Geology of Limekilns, 

 Bathurst District," Vol. xxviii, 1894, pp. 289 - 301; "Notes 

 on the Basalts of Bathurst and the neighbouring districts," 

 Vol. xxxi, 1898, pp. 296-213; "Experiments with Silicate 

 of Soda and observations thereon," Vol. xliv, 1910, pp. 583 

 - 592. He was also author of a paper on the flora of 

 Bathurst, 1 considered in its ecological aspect, a pioneer 

 study in the relation of Australian plants to rocks. On 

 November 7th, 1914, he died, as he was about to retire on 

 a pension after thirty years service. He leaves a widow 

 and four sons. 



Among the brave men who fell on 24th April, 1915, while 

 storming Turkish entrenchments near the Dardanelles, was 



1 Boss, Rep. Austr. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 1898, pp. 467- 481. 



