Walter Hindmarsh (1857-1940)

Obituary
MR. WALTER HINDMARSH. By the death of Mr. Walter Hindmarsh, 83, at the residence of his son, Dr. B. F. Hindmarsh, Macksville, the North Coast has lost one of its few remaining links with the real pioneering days, when settlement was sparse and villages few and far between. He was born in Grafton, the youngest of a large family of the late Walter and Elizabeth Hindmarsh, who were married in historic St. Thomas's Anglican Church at Port Macquarie on 19th March, 1836—104 years ago. Their son's early years were spent on the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed Rivers, and at the age of 14 he entered the service of the A.J.S. Bank at Grafton. Later he was appointed to the Casino branch, and there married Kate, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Bergin, of Sydney. Soon afterwards the newly-weds moved to Ulmarra, where deceased opened a branch of the A.J.S. Bank—the first bank to be represented there. Later Mr. Hindmarsh moved to Sydney, where liihe retired to become an auditor on his own account, but eventually joined the Customs Dept., and was stationed at Albury. With the advent of Federation he joined the Taxation Dept. in Sydney, retiring eventually in 1922 to conduct an accountancy business, but in 1925 he moved to Macksville to reside with his son. In his early days deceased held a commission in the Lancers, and visited various States to compete at military tournaments at which he was an expert. His wife died in 1911. A daughter and three sons survive.

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