Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

MR. J. C. DAWSON.

The death of Mr. James Campbell Dawson, which occurred on February 10, from pneumonia, removes a wellknown identity of the various mineral fields. The deceased was born at Charters Towers 49 years ago. He came to Irvinebank when that field was boom-ing and filled the position of under-ground manager, and later manager of that famous tin producing mine, the Vulcan. In 1916 deceased enlisted, and was wounded by a bullet in 1918 in France.
On his return to Australia. In 1919 he again became manager of the Vulcan mine. Whilst in Irvinebank he took an active part in the welfare of the town, was a member of the hospital committee, captain of the rifle club and football club. When that field became decadent the deceased went farming in the Tolga district Corn growing not being to his liking he became foreman of a gang erecting telegraph lines for the Commonwealth Government.
Later he was shift boss mining at Dobbyn. For the past 18 months the late Mr. Dawson was foreman for Messrs. Bradshaw and Co. on the Hydro Electricity worîa, Kuranda. He leaves a wife, five sons and five daughters to mourn their loss. Deceased had courage, much understanding and tolerance, and he was a very likeable human person. To show their apprecia-tion the boys of the hydro works forwarded 'the following to Mrs, Dawson:

James C. Dawson- A Man's Man.

Though cold the friendly hand of Jim, And though the human part of him

Is laid below.

To'us the manly heart of him

Is still aglow.

: Though mortal eye lose trace of him. And empty is the place of him.

Lest we forget

The jovial boyish face of him

Is with us yet..

All men; that knew the man in Jim, The vital force that ran in him, :

The human touch, These memories that stand for him

Will value much.'

No longer on the roll is Jim;

Though death has taken toll of him

And life be gone, -

The game old warrior soul of him

Goes marching on.