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 Thomas Sadler Reed S the son of the late Charles Reed, Esq., Mall, Clifton. Came to Adelaide in the ship "Orient" in November 1866, and was appointed Chairman of the Destitute Board, February 3, 1867. He left the colony on account of ill-health in January 1876 for a sojourn in England, and resigned his appointment in March 1877, which was subsequently filled by the late J. M. Solomon until the death of that gentleman, when Mr. Reed was re-appointed as Chairman in October 1880. The system of boarding out neglected and orphan children was commenced by Mr. Reed in 1872, since which period upwards of two thousand children have been placed out in various homes, of which number one thousand children have been adopted without charge to the colony.

W. Oldham AY be called the founder of Kapunda, seeing that he Mm was for forty years connected with the town and intimately associated with so many of its useful institutions. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, February 9, 1811, and educated at Trinity College. For some time he was employed as confidential clerk in Guinnesses brewery. He emigrated to South Australia in 1838, and shortly after arrival filled the position of Protector of Aborigines, and in that capacity compiled a grammar of the Adelaide aboriginal tongue. He subsequently opened schools in Light-square, in Gawler, and Angaston. In 1847 he was appointed Purser to the Kapunda Mine, and on the retirement of Captain Bagot succeeded to the managership. He was for twenty years actively engaged in this work, during the flourishing days of the copper industry. He resigned in 1867 a post in which he had given general satisfaction as an arbitrator when disputes