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"DEATH OF WARDEN P. TROY.
LONG AND HONOURABLE PUBLIC
CAREER.
The announcement of the death of Mr.
1' Troy, on Thursda yoi last week, at his
residence, East Guildford, will be received
with general expressions of regret. He wai
born in 1851. and had to his credit a long
and honourable career in the public ser-
vice. For years as vVarden lie was a
notable figure iu different parts of the
goldfields, while his connection with the
constabulary earlier in life served to make
him closely acquainted with other parts
of the State- He had been connected witt
the publio service for 41 years, and it
was owine to ill-health that he resigned
»from the position of Warden and Resident
Magistrate on the goldfields, in March
1914. The deceased was highly »esteemed
throughout all branches of the service.
Mr. Troy had lived in East Guildford for
the' past two years. He leaves a widow,
three sons, and two daughters, all grown
up. ^Ml the sous are serving with the
forces. Martin was a member of the 16th
Battalion, and is prisoner in the hands
o:' the Turks, having been captured soon
after landing in Gallipoli. Richard went to
the front with one of the Kew South
Wales regiments, and Patrick is a sergeant
major on the instructional staff at Black-
boy Hill.
The late Mr- Troy entered the pohce
-force in Western Australia in 1873, and
wis appointed sub-inspector for the Kim-
berley' district, in charge of what was
then known as the gold force, in 1886. A
year later, he was given charge of the
police in the Kimberley district. Later,
i¡e had charge of the southern and northers
police districts. In 1894 he was promoted
to the position of travelling police inspec-
tor, because of his knowledge of police
work in all its branches, and his assidu-
ous application and devotion to his work.
In making this appointment, the fact was
also recognised that he was a first-class
bushman, and had had great experience in
dealing with the natives in almost every
'part of Western Australia. He wa^ re-
garded as being in every way eminently
fitted to fi» the position of travelling in-
spector, and he showed in that capacity,
as in all other directions, that the confi-
dence reposed in him was not misplaced.
In 1896 came his appointment as relieving
Warden at North-East Coolgardie, the ap-
pointment, with that of .Resident Magis-
trate, being made permanent a year later.
He was entrusted with similar posts in the
Murchison in, 1903,- while for some time
during 1912 he relieved Mr. James Cowan
as Resident Magistrate for Perth, Mid-
land Junction, and Moora. In 1913, be
was appointed Warden and Resident Magi«
trate at Coolgardie, North-East Coolgardie!
Broad Arrow, and Dundas, severing his1
connection with the public service ia the
?following year " as Warden at Kalgoorlie,
consequent upon ill-health
On behalf of himself personally, and
the Mines- Department generally, the
Minister for Mines <Mr. Çollier) paid a
special tribute of admiration to -Mr. Troy
upon, the occasion ' of his retire-
ment. He then wrote as follows
to him:-"Permit me to place <>n re_
cord our high appreciation of the valuedi
services you have rendered to this State*
during your long and "honourable career,
lt is* interesting to trace the record of
your, work since you first joined "the con-
stabulary 43 years ago, and to review the
progress of your upward path; to the date
of your appointment aa relieving Warden
in 1896, and your permanent appointment
as Warden and Resident Magistrate-in the'
following year. The many ? -references to
yourself, appearing in the departmental
files, are consistently eulogistic of your
work, and of your assiduous application to
all its branches- In the earlier stages of
your career, your. knowledge an¿' experi-
ence of police work, both as constable and
aa inspector, as & bushman, and as one
who could handle ? the natives with kind-;
ness and firmn"»s, won tho high regard1
of your superior officers- Later in life,.
your integrity and fearless dispensation of
justice, while occupying the high and hon-
ourable position of Warden and Resident
Magistrate, amply testified to your clear-
sightedness and your , high estimate of the
confidence reposed in you. It is in ne
sense extravagant to say that your career
provides an admirable illustration of hon-
ourable attainments, following painstaking
perseverance, and devotion to duty,- crown-
ed by tho worthy fulfilment of a higj, and
dignified position. You leave, the public
service poorer by your retirement, but
you leave it also witn" a record of life's
work well performed-an object lesson fef
emulation, and an example of which the
Mines Denartmeit is justly proud. You
w;ll, at all times, carry with you the
highest regard of those with whom you
have «pent the best years of your,life, and
in whoso service you- huye laboured so
earnestly and successfully."
The .funeral will leave deceased's late
rapidence by train for Karrakatta at 10
o'clock this morning.
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