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88 1882 Alice, only child of Charles Hunt, Oakleigh Station, Canterbury, New Zealand.

OAXTEKT, John Jackson, I.S.O., Clerk of the Parliaments of New South Wales sinco 1871; o. at the Deanery, Manchester, Aug. 81, 1880, «. of the late Very Rev. Thomaa Calvert, D.D., formerly Dean of Manchester and Norrlsian Professor of Divinity, Cam- bridge, and Juliana, e. d. of Sir Charles Wai- son, Bart., who married Juliana Copley, sis- ter of the Marchioness of Abercom and Lady Manners; ed. Shrewsbury Sen. and Brasenose ColL Oxford. Arrived in Aust. 1853, entered the Colonial Secretary's office the same year. Clerk of Select Oomtes. Legislative Assembly 1856, first Clerk of Legislative Council 1859 and Clerk Asst. 1860. President of N.S.W. Rugby Football Union for thirty-two years. Sometime on the Council of the first Royal Agricultural Soc of N.S.W. Decorated 1904. m. Mary Murray, d. of late James Barker, of Sydney. Address— Maybanke, Manly; Parlt. House, Sydney.

CAMBRIDGE, Ada (Mrs. G. F. Cross), nove- list; o. St. Germains, Norfolk, Nov. 21, 1844, d. of Henry Cambridge, of Runcton, Norfolk, and his wife Thomasine, A. of Charles Emer- son, M.D. Resided in England until her mar- riage, and then accompanied her husband to Aust. Has lived at Williamstown, Vic, since 1898. Author of numerous works, including Up the Murray, My Guardian (1877), In Two Tears' Time (1879), Missed in the Crowd (1881), A Mere Chance (1882), Across the Grain (1882), A Marked Man (1891;, The Three Miss Kings (1891), Not All in Vain (1892), A Little Minx (1898), A Marriage Ceremony (1894), Fidelia (1895) A Humble Enterprise (1896), At Midnight (1897), Materfamilias (1898), Path and Goal (1900), The Devastators (1901), Thirty Years in Australia — autobiographical (1903), Sisters (1904), A Platonic Friendship (1905), and A Happy Marriage (1906). m. 1870, Rev. George Frederick Cross. Ad- dress — Holy Trinity Parsonage, Williams- town.

OAMBBXDOB, Walter Corrle, Editor of The Year Book of Australia; b. Sydney 1875. Address— 257 George St., Sydney.

OAJCEBOIT, Hon. Cyril St. Olalr, O.B., Lt.-Gol., A.D.O. to the Governor-General, offi- cer comdg. 12th A.L.H. Regt., Launceston; Senator for Tasmania; 5. Dec. 1867, «. of late Hon. Donald Cameron, M.L.O., of For- don, Lymington and Lowestoft, nr. Hobart. Served with 9th Lancers in Afghan war lb"$- 80 (present at the battle of Oaudahar, mecki xrith clasp and bronze decoration), command- ed first Tasmanian Contingent to 9. Africa* war 1899-1900 (present at actions of Colo- berg, Vet, and Zand Rivers, and Belfast: twice wounded, despatches, O.B., Queen'* medal with three clasps), commanded Com- monwealth Contingent to London at the O ronation of King Edward VIL He was n turned to the Senate of the first Common; wealth Parliament and sat until 1903, vu was again elected Tasmanian Senatol in December 1906. m. 1887 Margard Honywood, d. of late Gen. Sir W. t Hughes, K.C.B. Address— Fordon, Nile, Taj

CAMS&OW, Hon- fiwen KUffh, Gommia doner of Public Works and Minister c Public Health of Victoria since Feb. 1904 b, Inrerness-Bbire, Boot., in 1881, and arrive in Vic. in 1853. Started in Aust. as a buil der, and settled at Kangaroo Ground, whel he purchased land, and has been engaged grazing and agricultural pursuits. He bJ been a member of the Shire Council sin: 1868 (President for three terms), and md ber and Chairman of the Railways Standi Oomte. He was first elected M.L.A- ft Evelyn in 1874, and is now "father of d House." He was Minister for Mines aaj Water Supply in the Irvine Govt. 1902J Address — Department of Public Works, He]

CAMEBON, John, M.L.A. of Queenslan President of the United Pastoralists' Asa elation of Queensland and of the Pastoi Employers' Association of Central and Xi them Queensland; 6. British Guiana 1& arrived in Victoria in 1852, and ed. Scotch College and Geelong Grammar Scho In 1863, with his father and James a William Crombie, he travelled a mob mixed sheep to Central Queensland. 1 party purchased more sheep as they pi ceeded, and settled down at Barcaldine wi 8,000 head. Three years later Mr. Came: took the sheep overseership at Alice Dow Thence he went to Wilby (now part Mount Cornish and Aramac), which managed. In 1869 he Joined J. T. Allan, S. Mort, Herbert Garnett, and William l James Crombie in Barcaldine Home Crt Vergexnont, Minnie Downs, Enniskil Blrkhead, and Eversham. The partners was rearranged about 1877, the various perties being either sold or divided. Cameron and the Crombies, however, boj