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AN AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER.
MEMORIAL TO ERNEST GILES.
(See Illustrations.)
We reproduce a photograph of the me-
morial stone which has been erected by
the Government over the grave of the late
Ernest Giles, the well known Australian
explorer, at Coolgardie. Mr. Giles died at
Coolgardie on the 3rd November, 1897,
and was accorded a public funeral. Some
time ago, on the fact becoming known
to Sir John Forrest that the grave of
Mr Giles had no monument over it, he
at once issued instructions which have
resulted in the grave being enclosed with
a substantial and neat iron railing, rest-
ing upon blocks of granite, and a marble
monument, upon the four faces of which
are the following inscriptions : -First
face: "In memory of Ernest Giles, the
Australian explorer, gold medallist of the
Royal Geographical Society of London,"
and underneath is inscribed the grand
motto of the R.G.S., London, "Ob terras
reclusas." On the second face are the
words "Born at Bristol, in England, 20th
July, 1835, educated at Christ's Hos-
pita), London, died at Coolgardie, Wes-
tert Australia, 13th November, 1897,"
"Brave and enduring." On the third,
"This stone was erected by the Govern-
ment of Western Australia," and on the
fourth, 'In recognition of meritorious
services rendered as an explorer of the
interior of Australia from 1872 to 1876."
The inscriptions were written by Sir
John Forrest himself, and it will be a
source of satisfaction to thc people of
Western Australia that it can never be
said of them they left the grave of this
great Australian traveller unrecorded
eand uncared for. The photograph was
kindly lent us by Mr. G. Berry.
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