Mr. H. P. Wilson, of Adelaide, informs us that he is in receipt of a cable message from Mr. Allan A. Davidson, at Naniwa, Axim, on the west coast of Africa, announcing the death of his father, Mr. J. J. [James Johnstone] Davidson, late of Thackaringa and Adelaide. Mr. Davidson, sen., was in company with his son, who was manager of the West African Mines, Limited. He had been engaged on a six months' exploration on behalf of the Central Australian Exploration Syndicate Limited, of London. The party journeyed from a point on the transcontinental telegraph line, halfway between Barrow and Tennant's Creeks, to the Western Australian line, and then southwards and back to Barrow Creek. Mr. Davidson spent a great part of his life in the back country of Australia, and he was a typical bushman and prospector. He had many friends in the north. Mrs. Davidson died in Adelaide last March. The family of the deceased gentleman are residing at Parkside.
'Davidson, James Johnstone (1848–1901)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/davidson-james-johnstone-21603/text31823, accessed 8 December 2023.