Mr. Henry Malcolm Samuel Deakin was the only son of the late Mr. J. F. Deakin, M.D., of the 70th Regiment (Surrey). He was born in County Cork, Ireland, in the year 1855, and was, in his forty-fifth year at the time of his death. He was educated, in France, and at the completion of his studies, at the age of twenty, he went to America, where he remained for many years, engaged in business and gaining commercial experience.
Before leaving America he directed his attention to Australia, and went to New South Wales, where he remained in business till some four years ago, when he came to this colony. As the representative of a French syndicate of capitalists, he made overtures for the purchase of the City of Perth water supply, but the negotiations, after progressing for some time, ceased. Mr. Deakin next turned his attention to mining, and was interested in several successful gold mining ventures. Towards the end of last year he acquired a leas» from the Government of the Westralia Wallsend coal mine at the Collie, and set to work to develop what is at the present time the principal colliery in the colony. In this he exhibited much enterprise, and carried on the work with such ability and energy, that in less than six months the mine was turning out a large weekly output of coal, which rapidly increased. Owing to the excellent business methods he adopted for placing the coal on the market, the demand soon outran the supply, and Mr. Deakin made arrangements for increasing the' yield. The undertaking turned out a profitable one, but just at the very time when he was beginning to see something like an adequate reward for his labours, his fatal illness set in. The arrangements he made, however, were such as to enable the working of the mine to be carried on in the same satisfactory manner, Mr. Deakin’s wife and eight children, the eldest of whom is twenty-two, and the youngest two years, survive him. For his family, the utmost sympathy has been ex- pressed in their sad bereavement. The funeral will take place to-day, when the body of the deceased gentleman will he buried in the Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, whither it is being conveyed for interment.
Our Colliefields correspondent, telegraphing last night, says :-
"A largely attended meeting of the employees of the colliery was held to-day, upon receipt of the intelligence of the death of Mr. Deakin. The greatest sympathy was expressed with Mrs. Deakin and her sons and daughters in their painful loss, and it was decided to erect a memorial to the deceased's memory. All the miners donated a day's wages to the fund, resulting in upwards of 100 pounds being realised. A committee was formed to give effect to the object of the meeting, and on behalf of the employees they have telegraphed to Mrs. Dei kin, in Melbourne, their condolences with her and the members of her family.
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Read lessMr. Henry Malcolm Samuel Deakin was the only son of the late Mr. J. F. Deakin, M.D., of the 70th Regiment (Surrey). He was born in County Cork, Ireland, in the year 1855, and was, in his forty-fifth year at the time of his death. He was educated, in France, and at the completion of his studies, at the age of twenty, he went to America, where he remained for many years, engaged in business and gaining commercial experience.
Before leaving America he directed his attention to Australia, and went to New South Wales, where he remained in business till some four years ago, when he came to this colony. As the representative of a French syndicate of capitalists, he made overtures for the purchase of the City of Perth water supply, but the negotiations, after progressing for some time, ceased. Mr. Deakin next turned his attention to mining, and was interested in several successful gold mining ventures. Towards the end of last year he acquired a leas» from the Government of the Westralia Wallsend coal mine at the Collie, and set to work to develop what is at the present time the principal colliery in the colony. In this he exhibited much enterprise, and carried on the work with such ability and energy, that in less than six months the mine was turning out a large weekly output of coal, which rapidly increased. Owing to the excellent business methods he adopted for placing the coal on the market, the demand soon outran the supply, and Mr. Deakin made arrangements f... More
