The Late Mr. P. Hynes.
We chronicled briefly in last issue
the death of Mr. Patrick Hynes, of
Blumberg, at his son's sanatorium in
Flindens-street, on 18th inst., after a long
illness.
Mr. Hynes, who was born in County
Galway, Ireland, some 76 years ago,
came to South Australia in the early
fifties, and almost immediately after his
arrival settled in the Blumberg district,
where he had since resided. At the out
set of his South Australian career he en
gaged in contracting in partnership with
Mr. W. Haynes, and during their associ
ation they were very successful. They
constructed many of the main roads, in
cluding some large bridges and other
works in the southern portion of the
State, as well as short sections of rail
way on the main Northern line. Subse
quentily Mr. Hynes built the Sandy Creek
and Springton bridges, as well as the
public schools at Mount Pleasant and
Blumberg. Mr. Hynes was the means of
getting built the Catholic church at
Blumberg, and for many years the
Mount Barker priest used to drive from
that town on a Saturday and stay at
Mr. Hynes' till Monday.
Mr. Hynes was, however, best known
through his connection with mining and
pastoral pursuits. He was very success
ful in sheepfarming, and also made his
mark in wattle cultivation. It was from
seeds from the wattles on his land that
many of the plantations in South Africa
have been raised. The wattle plantations
on the property held by Mr. Hynes at
the time of his death are among the best
in the State. Mr. Hynes over 30 years
ago was impressed with the auriferous
indications of the country surrounding
Blumberg, and he went in very exten
sively for alluvial gold mining, at one
time engaging as many as 50 men in
puddling and sluicing. The well-known
Blumberg Gold Mining Company is es
tablished on his property, while other
companies had also at various times
worked land in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Hynes was a man of very fine phy
sique, and he did not spare himself in
the days of pioneering. He had, how
ever, been ailing for some time, and his
death was long anticipated. More than
a year ago the family knew that Mr.
Hynes—then so hale and hearty-looking
—was doomed; that he had that terrible
disease—cancer, and it was a question of
how many months he would survive. His
son, Dr. Hynes, took him away to New
Zealand, and there, under the influence
of the hot lakes, combined with easy tra
velling in a motor-car through that won
derful and picturesque country, he
seemed to rally; but the improvement
was only temporary.
Mr. Hynes was highly respected by all
who knew him, and that meant by the
whole of the people in the southern dis
trict, for he was continually travelling
about in the interests of his business.
He never attempted to take any public
position, but he was always ready to help
forward any undertaking calculated to
be of benefit to the place in which ho
lived. He owned considerable landed pro
perty in the Blumberg and other dis
tricts.
His funeral took place at Blumberg on
Saturday—too soon for his relatives from
the North to attend; yet it was the lar
gest ever seen out of the city. Friends
for 30 miles round came, and in a pro
cession of nearly a mile long testified
their sympathy by following his remams.
The burial service was conducted fay the
Rev. Father Ryan, the parish priest, as
sisted by the Very Rev. T. O'Neill, of
Gawler, Father Landy, of Mount Barker,
and Father Lee, of Hindmarsh (all for
mer parish priests, who drove to the
funeral during the morning), and also by
Brothers Murphy and Lynch, of the
Christian Bros.' College. The family
vault in the little cemetery of Blumberg
is built after a design seen in the Caiu
po Santos, in Genoa, Italy. The sur
mounting figure, which is of life-size, ic
a chaste piece of marble sculpture, re
presenting an angel pointing heaven
wards. '
Mr. Hynes left a widow, two sons, and
two daughters:—Mr. J. Hynes, of
Gumeracha, who recently stood for Par
liament for that constituency; Dr. T.
A. Hynes, pf Flinders-street, Adelaide;
Mrs. J. P. Fallon, of Hyde Park; and
Miss Hynes, of Blumberg. He has two
relatives in religion in Adelaide—the
Rev. H* Mclnernv, O.P., of North Ade
laide, and Sister Margaret, of the Sisters
of St. Joseph, He was also a relative of
the Bishop of Clonfert, County Galway
(Dr. O'Dea). who was formerly a professor
at Maynooth.
From Trove Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954)
Fri 26 May 1905
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The Late Mr. P. Hynes.
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