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Death of
Sir Frederick
McMaster
SYDNEY, Sunday.—
Sir Frederick Duncan
McMaster, one of Aus
tralia's best known pas-
toralists and philan
thropists, died early to-
day at his home, Dal
keith Station, Cassilis,
in western N.S.W.
Sir Frederick McMaster,
who was 81, contracted pneu
monia on Thursday.
He was notable in pasto
ral circles for his interest in
sheep breeding and scientific
research into these fields.
The last of his many
scientific gestures was
made only last week when
the Minister in Charge of
the C.S.I.R.O. (Mr. Casey)
announced that Sir Frede
rick McMaster had given
£50,000 for research into
animal health and pro
duction.
Animal Health
He was born in Sydney in
1873 and educated at Syd
ney Grammar School. He
was created a Knight Bache
lor in 1934 for his public
services. His many public
gifts included a donation of
£20,000 to the Sydney Uni
versity in 1929, which made
possible the building of the
McMaster laboratory.
In 1931 he provided a
field station for the
C.S.I.R.O. : in connection
with the McMaster animal
health laboratory, and later
leased 2000 acres of Hinch-
inbrook estate at Liverpool,
N.S.W., to assist scientific
research.
During the depression he
presented 500 Merino rams,
valued at £4000, to the
Government for distribu
tion among small, bard-
hit wool growers.
He is survived by Lady
McMaster and a single
daughter. His only son, Cap
tain Ian McMaster,- was
killed in action, in 1942.
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