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Rh OBAHH, Bight Bev. Martin, D.D. (1828-1901), Roman Catholic Prelate, was born in the C«>unty of Wexford, Ireland. After his novitiate as an Augustinian at Grantstown, Wexford, and studying at Perugia, Italy, he returned to Ireland In 1849, and was twice Provincial of the Augustlnlan Order. He was consecrated first Bishop of Sandhurst, Victoria, In the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, by Cardinal Cullen on 21st September 1874. Died 21st October, 1901.

OVBVOW, William (1882-1903), journalist, was born in Cornwall, and came to Australia in 1864. For many years he was a minister of the Wes- leyan Methodist Church. He was editor of The Sydney Morning Herald from 1885 till 1903.

CI7THBEBT, Hon. Sir Henry, K.C.M.G.. K.C. (1829-1907), Victorian lawyer and legislator. He was born In Roscommon, Ireland, 29th July, 1S29, admitted a solicitor in his native country in 1854, and came to Aus- tralia the following year. He sat in the Legislative Council of Victoria for many years, and held office in several ministries, including the port- folios of Postmaster-General in 1877-8, Commissioner of Customs in 1880, Minister for Justice 1886-90, and Solicitor-General In 1894-9.

>«alinr, Victor James (1868-1905), poet, was born at Navan, County Armagh. Ireland, 5t>i September 1858, father Irish and mother a Morrison of Scottish descent. He came to Australia before he was twenty, was a clerk in an office at Adelaide for a short period, and after spending some time in Melbourne, settled in Sydney, where he wrote for Australian papers, principally The Bulletin. About 1888 he again went to Melbourne, and contributed verse and prose to various journals. His book of verse At Dawn and Dusk, was published In 1898. He died at Sydney, 29th December, 1905. (See Australian Veise Writers, Victor Daley, by A. G. Stephens, 1906).

DABUVCh John, (1831-1905), merchant, was born in Edinburgh, Scot- land, and arrived in South Australia in 1865. He founded the firm of John Darling & Son, giain merchants, in 1864, sat In both Houses of the Legislature, and was sometime Minister of the Crown in his State.

DAVBHPOBT, Sir Samuel, K.C.M.G., LL.D. (1818-1906), South Austra- lian pioneer, was born at Shirburn, Oxfordshire, 5th March, 1818, and came to South Australia in 1842. He sat in the South Australian Parlia- ment before and after responsible government was granted, and held office in the first Ministry and was frequently Executive Commissioner for the colony at International Exhibitions, for which services he was knighted and received the honorary LLD. degree of Cambridge. He was a noted olive grower and viticulturlst, and was among the very first to introduce the olive to Australia. (See Johns'* Notable Australians 1st ed., and The Register, Adelaide, of 4th September 1906.) Died at Beaumont his estate, near Adelaide, 3rd Sept. 1906.

DXBB8, Hon. Six George Biohard, K.C.M.G. (1834-1904), thrice Premier of New South Wales, was born at Sydney, 12th October 1834, and entered Parliament for West Sydney in 1874. He was Premier in 1885, 1889, and from 1891 to 1894, sometime Treasurer and Colonial Secretary, and knighted in 1892 for his political service. A leader of the Protectionist movement, and a politician of great force of character.

BXCXSOV, Hon. Sir James Bobert, K.C.M.G. (1832-1901), Queensland politician, was born at Plymouth In 1832. He entered the Legislative As- sembly of Queensland in 1873, held office In several Governments, and was Premier of the colony from Oct. 1898 to Dec. 1899. He was subsequently