Obituaries Australia

Another of the "old school" of New South Wales pastoralist has passed over to the great majority in Mr. John de Villiers Lamb, of "Maroomba," Chatswood, near Sydney, who died on the 25th March at his temporary residence, Bayswater Road, Sydney, at the age of sixty-seven. Mr. Lamb was the son of the late Captain Lamb, R.N., one of Sydney's early merchants. Upon the retirement of the captain from business, in 1857, he was succeeded by his two sons, John and Walter Lamb, but the former was more inclined for a pastoral life, and shortly afterwards took up a cattle run on the Balloo. He afterwards joined Mr. P. Roberts as partner and manager of Murroo Station, near Mudgee, where he established a high-class stud flock. Subsequently the partners bought and occupied Coomoo Coomoo Station, in the Liverpool Plains district. Upon a dissolution of the partnership Mr. Roberts settled in New Zealand, and Mr. Lamb took up his residence in Sydney, where he devoted himself to mercantile and pastoral affairs. He never lost his keen appreciation for horse racing as a sport, and was a member of the A.J.C. committee for many years. At various times he imported several trotting horses, and always took great pride in his hunters and steeplechasers. He was also an importer of Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Lamb's services were always at the disposal of the public in connection with land and other legislative matters, and just prior to his death he had served on the Royal Commission appointed by the New South Wales Government re tuberculosis troubles. He was an examiner of applicants for sheep inspectorships, chairman of the Metropolitan Sheep District, and chairman of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, Mr. Lamb will be greatly missed and regretted by a very large circle of friends in New South Wales.