OBITUARY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4367, 18 January 1922, Page 2

OBITUARY.

MR T. G. L. NICHOLAS. Still another of our fast ing band of pioneers passed away on Friday, last in the person of Thomas George. Luxford Nicholas. The deceased was born at Eastborn (England) in 1843, and came out to the colony with his parents when a youth of eight years l , and settled in the Wellington district. As a young man lie assisted with the erection of the Mana Island light house, and afterwards spent some years in the Wairarapa district, particularly at the Dry River station on the Wharekaka. Plains. He with his parents went through all the trials and hardships of the early settlers and could recall* many incidents off ths trouble with the natives. In 1870 he married a daughter of the late Robert Wilson, of Dry River station, and in 1874 settled in Hawera, where he re-i sided until a few years ago, when he went to reside at Levin. He was one of the founders of the Egmont Agricultural and Pastor.al Association, and a keen exhibitor and judge at agricultural shows for many years. On the formation of the Hawera Cooperative Dairy Co. Limited he was elected its first chairman of directors. When war broke out he was spending a well earned holiday in a tour of England and the Continent. His wife predeceased Kim two and a half years ago. He leaves a grown-up family of eight sons and five daughters, and 40 grandchildren—Mrs T. Bischoff (Onehunga)', Mrs W._ G. Bishop (Ohaul, Mrs H. W. Brewer (Hawera), Mrs Roy Barrow (Kaiteratahi), Miss Christina Nicholas (Levin), R. J. H.„ H. 8., and W. Nicholas (Hawera) ; M. D. Nicholas (Merredin, Western Australia), C,: T. Nicholas (Eltham), H. G. Nicholas (Ohau), A. E. Nicholas (Paparoa), and W. D. Nicholas, pro prietor of the “Hauraki Plains Gazette,” Paeroa. Of his grandchildren two, Victor and George Bischoff were killed at the war; his youngest s'on Harry was on active service in Egypt, and his daughter, Mrs Barrow, a nurse in France and Walton-on-Thamesi. To all who knew him he was described as a “grand old man,” and to his family he was a loving father. MR. JAMES ARMOUR. Another old resident of the district and pioneer of the Dominion, Mr James Armour, passed away last Sunday at his late residence at Paeroa. The deceased, who was 65 years of age, was a native of Londonderry (Ireland), and followed the calling o’ the sea. At an early age, about 25 years, he came to New Zealand, and engaged in gold-mining at Waikiho, where the family are well known and highly respected; -About five years ago he lost his sight, and then came into Paeroa to live. A widow (daughter of the late Mr O. McConachie, of Owharoa) and three children (boys) are bereaved; .

Tlie ceremony at the graveside on Tuesday was performed by the Rev. Father Dunphy, of! St. Mary’s Parish, the pall-bearers being the following, all old friends 'of the deceased: Messrs Michael Crosby, W. Bain, Pat-, rick Carthy, H. Murray, M. Goon ah, And W. Williams.