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THE LATE MR. M. C. DA VIES.
Mr. Maurice Coleman Davies, whose
death at the age of 78 years was announced
in "The Advertiser" obituary columns on
Monday, was formerly a member of the
well-known tan of contractors, Messrs.
Baillie, Davies, and Wishart, who
built the railway line from Aid
gate to ^Tairne and many other big
public works in this State. Mr. Davies '
was bom in London, but emigrated to
Tasmania with his parents at the age of
four years. The discovery of gold in Vic
toria induced him to cross over to that
State, and a few years later he came to
Adelaide, where he married a sister of the
late Hon. Maurice Salom, He had a mer
cantile business in Melbourne for some
time, but in 1866 he transferred his opera- ,
tion to Grenfell-street, Adelaide. After- j
wards he became associated with Mr. John ;
Wishart in the building of a bridge over .
the Torrens. The late Mr. C-. S. Baillie
also joined the firm, which constructed a
number df bridges, including that over the I
railway lines in continuation of Morphett
street, as well as jetties and railways, in
1878 Mr. Davies acquired large timber
rights in Western Australia, and in 1897
his business there was converted into the
,M. C. Davies Karri and Jarrah Company.
Subsequently it and other similar concerns
were amalgamated under the name of
Millar's Karri and Jarrah Company. Mr.
Davies was also interested in the Kim
beriey Pastoral Company, and was one of
the founders of the Pastoralists' Associa
tion of Western Australia. Mr. Davies
left six sons—Messrs. L. R. Davies (Lon
don), Herbert Davies, W. K. ("Karri")
Davies, Arthur Davies (India), and Frank
Davies. There are also two daughters.
Major "Karri" Davies was connected with
the Jameson raid on the Transvaal, and
also fought with distinction in the Boer
war.
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