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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



March, 1914 



Mr. Hackett, in replying, said 

 that he had ha<l no more idea a 

 few minutes before of what they 

 were <roin? to do than he had of 

 (■■oinr to France. He had been 

 taken completely by surprise, and 

 words failed to express, his thanks 

 for the kind thintrs which had been 

 said of. him by the President. The 

 cabinet was the best thine he 

 could haye wished for, and he 

 would always keep it with a preat 

 deal of respect and yeneration. 



His Kxcellency said he was ^^lad 

 to express his admiration of Mr. 

 Hackett's character, and his crrati- 

 tude for the signal seryice rendered 

 by him to the Horticultural Roci- 

 et\'. He was not a very old colo- 

 nist, but he could look back oyer 

 46 years, and during the whole of 

 the time he had the nLeasure of a 

 nersonal acriuaintance with Mr. 

 Hackett. He paid a hi?h tribute 

 to Mr. Hackett's business charac- 

 ter." (The writing cabinet has 

 been yerv carefully preseryed, and 

 is to-dav in as good condition as 

 when presented). 



South Australian Commissioners 



for the great Exhibitions in Mel- 

 bourne and Sydney, and also for 

 the Expositions which were held in 

 Tyondon and Paris. Deceased took 

 a prominent part in the South 

 Australian Hxhibition of 1867, at 

 which the Duke of Edinburgh was 

 present. Besides haying been on 

 the Council of the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society, Mr. Hackett was a 

 member of the finance committee 

 of that body, and was responsible 

 for the arranoement of the grain 

 and agricultural exhibits at the 

 shows for many years. In T'8&3 

 deceased married Emmeline Cur- 

 now, a dausrhter of Mr. James 

 Curnow, of Cox's Creek (now called; 

 Rridgewa/ter), and his wife pre- 

 decea.sed him in 1905. Last De- 

 cember Mr. Hackett met with, an 

 accident in Stephens' Place whilst 

 crossing the road on his way to 

 lunch at the Exchange Hotel, 

 Hindlev Street, where he had been 

 a regular attendant for more than 

 forty years, and this probably 

 hastened his death. 



In 1900, on his retirement 

 from the membership of the council 

 of the Royal Agricultural society 

 after more than 40 years' ser- 

 \ice, he was elected a life mem- 

 ber. He was appointed otie of the 



The late Walter Hackett was 

 considered one of the best iudges 

 of crrain for seed, etc., and his 

 opinion was often sought on these 

 matters. He visited the Mount 

 Barker show as far back as 1867, 



and was invariably a regular at- 

 tendant for very many years, as 

 also the Auburn, ^It, Pleasant, 

 Willunga, and Gawler shows. 



Many of our readers will feel the 

 noorer for hfs death, for he was, 

 by those who knew h.im, regarded 

 as a man of sterling honesty of 

 '^urnose. Mr. R. H. Crawford, as 

 President of the Asrricidtural and 

 Horticultural Societv, in referring 

 to the loss sustained by the soci- 

 etv, summed up Walter Hackett's 

 life and work in the words : "A 

 line example of faithfulness and 

 ■inteeritv." The " Garden and 

 Field " knew him for nearly four 

 decades, and, like many of its 

 readers, remembers with gratitude 

 many instances of helpfulness and 

 en c o u r a gem en t . 



The late Walter Hackett has left 

 five sons and one dau<rhter, all of 

 whom reside in South Australia. 

 Thev are Messrs. W. ChamDion 

 (who for some vears has taken a 

 leadin? part in the m^'nao-empnt of 

 the business), E. .T., G. S., R. W., 

 Joseph, and Miss Isabel May. He 

 left seven frrand-children. 



Mr. R. W. Hackett is now^ on his 

 wav to the Old Country for a trip 

 for the benefit of his health. 



Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. 



INCORPORATED. 



AUTUMN SHOW 



March 5, 6 and 7, 1914. 



At Jubilee Exhibition and Grounds* 



CONCERTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. 



NEW MKMliEIiS can join for tliis show for 10s. 6d. (provided Lliey have not previously been members of the 



Society), and receive tickets for two Ladies for each day to the Ground and all Reserves, and two ordinary admis- 

 sion cards to ground only. 



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