[James Edward Holliday

The Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1954) Tue 8 Sep 1942 Page 1

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The Late Mr. J. E. Holliday. in our issue of Tuesday, September 1, we had a brief obituary concerning the late Mr. ]ames Edward Holliday, who died at Glenelg on. August 25th„ a former well known resident of this district. We have been supplied with further information in regard to the deceased, which states that he was born in Warboys, England. 8I years ago, where during his early years he was for some time engaged in engine driving on the Hull and Barnsley railway there, when the line was being laid in 1883. He came to Australia in1883 in the sailing vessel Romsdal and after a voyage occupying eleven weeks he arrived in Port Adelaide in August of that year. He first found employment at Kapunda, where he was in charge of a steam, travel ling crane, which was being used for transporting marble in connection with the erection of the first Parliament House . in Adelaide. The late Mr. Holliday was married to Miss Sarah Dronfield in St. Paul's Church, Adelaide, on December 25, 1883, and after residing for four years at Kapunda the newly married couple removed to Waukaringa, where the late Mr. Holliday found employment as an ; engine driver at Alma gold mine, and after went into business there as a storekeeper. In 1896, during the period of the gold mining activities, Mr, Holliday went to Western Australia, and worked on the Great Norseman and Menzies' mines. Alter spending' two years there the deceased returned to Waukaringa, and worked on the Ajad gold mine, and went into busi- ness again. When the Hynam Es- tate was repurchased by the Government in 1909, and cut up for closer settlement, Mr. Holliday was allotted one of the blocks, and followed farming and grazing there on his Naringa holding up till 1928, when he retired, and had lived at Glenelg up till the time of his death. Since then his son, Mr. J. R, Holliday, has carried on the property. The deceased is sur-. vived by his wife,four daugters, and four sons.