The Queensland Times/1915/Obituary: Mr. M. O'Malley

The Railway Department reported to the Press on Monday that Mr. Michael O'Malley, a resident of Church-street, Toowong, who was standing on the railway platform at Coolangatta that morning with his daughter, awaiting the train to convey him to Brisbane, suddenly dropped dead. He is stated to have been suffering from a weak heart. The late Mr. O'Malley, who was 73 years of age, was an ex-member of the public service in Queensland, and was well known and much respected throughout the State. He was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and came to Queensland when about 20 years of age. His first position was that of a clerk in Ipswish in the office of Mr. Macalister, who was subsequently Premier of Queensland. Mr. O'Malley afterwards entered the public service, and was for several years C.P.S. at Ipswich. During his tenure of office there, Sen. Inspector Geraghty and Sub-inspector O'Brien, of Brisbane, were stationed at Ipswich. From Ipswich Mr. O'Malley went North, and held the office of Police Magistrate and Sheriff of the Supreme Court. Later he was appointed a member of the Civil Service Board, and had as his fellow commissioners Capt. Townley and Mr. Thomas Mylne. He acted in this capacity till the dissolution of the Board, when he retired from active service. The deceased gentleman resided in Toowong for many years, and was a member of the local Bowling Club. His wife predeceased him some years ago, but he is survived by a family of sons and daughters. One of the sons is a solicitor at Innisfail, another is a grazier at Taroom, and a third is a banker. One of the daughters, Mrs. Brown, is the wife of a Government official at Dunwich. The other daughters are unmarried, and reside at home.