Death of a Famous Explorer.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 179, 20 November 1886, Page 2

Death of a Famous Explorer.

News has been received that Mr Andrew Goldie, brother of Mr. Goldio, ranger of Auckland Domain, has iliod at Port Moresby, Now Guinea, of jungle fevor. "Andrew Goluic, txp orei," saya ** Blairs Kncylopivdia of Auatral.win," " was a nnlivo Li Scollaud, Doia in ISIO, and oduoatod as a nurseryman. Actuated by a de-Ore of seeing the world, ha went to New Z°aland in ISG>. Ihe Maori war had just eommencPCl, and everything In Auckland bcine unsettled. Goldie went to Chriwihurch, returning to Auckland after an interval of eighteen raontln. He engaged there in the nurs-try busings-* till JS7 I wh"ii \vi went to Scotland on a visit. Whilst there he made araniramonts with B H. "WilUauis, of London, to viait tho Ssmvh j^ea Islands as a colltctor of plants and bouiQical specimf'na. Arriving in Sydney in IS7I, be changed his destination, and resolved to proceed to tho liitl— known country of New Guinea where he laodeA in April, 187S, and has remained therewith lho exception of U\ofehmt \->sita to Sydney, hvoi' sioco. 110 sailed alou« the Cvja^i, iv hi-i dtutill vessel, tlio Explorer, from Yulo Inland to thu most eoutli eobtorly point of New Guinea, and has aided largely to our knowicdßO of tho country ant people ; while his obaecvnUuna rrgnrdiug Uie recftj and other dancorn which imp h'c ih<* navicationor that iiulo-known coast are invaluable. In tho bci?imiinK ot 187S, ho (hsi-ovned two Kirge and safe harbours utiitablu for vi-sshl? Of tue larg at ft\A<i. O'»e ot which he named Mill port, in honour of the plica wlicre he spent his early yeais."