Obituaries Australia

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Dugald McDougall, of Messrs. Sands and McDougall, who expired at his residence, Riversdale-road, Hawthorn, on Monday morning. The deceased gentleman was a native of Londonderry, Ireland, but left there when a youth and proceeded to Greenock, Scotland, where he became apprenticed to the leading stationer in that town. When the term of his apprenticeship had expired he sailed for Melbourne, arriving here in 1852, and immediately afterwards entered the employment of Mr. Williams, who was at that time carrying on business in this city as a stationer. A few months later Mr. Williams sold his business to Messrs. Sands and Kenny, who appointed Mr. McDougall as their manager, and so successful was his management that in the beginning of 1860 he was admitted as a partner in the business. On the retirement of Mr. Kenny from the firm in 1862, its name was changed to Sands and McDougall, and has remained so ever since. The firm, many years ago, established a branch in Sydney, which was managed by Mr. Sands until his death in 1873, when the partnership ceased to exist. Owing to the energy and perseverance displayed by Mr. McDougall in conducting the business of the firm it assumed such large proportions as to necessitate the erection of spacious workshops in Collins-street west, near Spencer-street, where the manufacturing of the goods used in connexion with the business was conducted. The deceased paid a visit to England in 1868, and returned in 1871. After residing in Melbourne for about three years, he sailed again for the mother country, where he managed the business of the London house for several years, and then returned once more to this city in 1881. Soon afterwards he had a severe attack of dropsy, from which he was not expected to recover, and he never regained his health, although he was not prevented from attending to business. Mr. McDougall was a kind-hearted man, and his generosity was conspicuous in many of his actions. While residing at St Leonards, England, Mr. McDougall met a number of convalescent children, who had been sent by a philanthropic society from the hospitals in London to the sea side to recruit their health. He was so pleased with the undertaking and its beneficial results that he contributed £1,000 to the institution. He also purchased Gow's splendid painting, entitled "No Surrender' for £600, and presented it to the Melbourne Public Library. The deceased was a member of the Hawthorn Council for several years in the early days of that borough, but beyond occupying this position he held aloof from public life. He leaves a family of five children.