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A Very Old Resident
The Late Mr. George Pollard.
Mr George Pollard, probably the
first white child born at South
Dandalup, now known as Creaton
Estate, died on the 26th March at
the residence of his son-in-law, Mr
A. H. Mead, East Rockingham, in
his 79th year. The deceased was a
son of William Pollard, an old
pioneer who arrived in West Aus-
tralia in the ship "Hindoo" in April
1839, and later became the first
settler at North Dandalup, 45 miles
from Perth. Their only means of
communication with the capital in
those days was by bullock team.
The deceased's uncle, also bearing
the same name as himself, George
Pollard, was murdered at South
Dandalup in the early days by John
Gaven, (Gavan) who was the first white
man to be hanged in this State.
About 50 years ago the deceased
accompanied a private exploration
party which traversed 300 miles
into the Upper Murchison from
Northampton, in search of sheep
country. This expedition was
conducted under Thomas Williams,
and comprised also Fred Durrant,
Joseph, Mills, the deceased and a
native guide. This party discovered
excellent country, which was later
opened up. It was necessary to
keep constant guard as the natives
were in their wild state. They
camped near Hooley's Well, where
some years later Henry and
William Clarkson were murdered by
the natives. After this exploration
party Mr George Pollard settled in
the Williams districts for some
years, but for the last 30 years he
had carried on farming pursuits at
North Dandalup, where he was
very well known and highly re-
epected. He is survived by a
widow and a grown up family of
one son and four daughters.
The funeral cortege moved from
the above residence on Wednesday
afternoon, 27th March, and pro-
ceeded to the East Rockingham
Cemetery, where the remains were
interred in the Church of England
portion. The Rev. F. T. Bowen
assisted by the Rev. H. C. Lawson,
Rector of Rockingham, officiated at
the graveside in the presence of
many old identies. The chief
mourners were Mrs Pollard (wife),
Mesdames A. H. and G. Mead, and
and Misses Thelma and Olive
Pollard (daughters), Messrs William
Pollard (son), W. H. Pollard
(brother), A. H. and G. Mead (sons-
in-law), Mrs L. Beacham (sister-in-
law, and numerous cousins. The
pall-bearers were Messrs J. Bell, E.
Lavender, E. Beacham, H. Thorpe,
W. Smirk, and F. W. Sinclair.
Many very handsome wreaths were
placed on the grave, and numerous
communications of sympathy have
been received by the bereaved
relatives.
The funeral arrangements were
in the hands of Messrs Arthur E.
Davies & Co. of Fremantle and
Claremont.
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