Death Of J. A. Cattell
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THE death occurred in hospital in Sydney on August 18, of Mr. James Albert Cattell. He was 69.
Mr. Cattell was well-known in a number of islands where he spent 30 years. He was at Port Moresby with the British New Guinea Development Com pany and then went to Fiji where he was merchandise manager for Brodziak & Co
of Suva. Later he went to the Solomon as merchandise manager for Burns Phir and Co. . He returned permanently to Austral* just before the last' war and becarn, manager of one of Burns Philp’s counts stores—Peterson’s, in Cowra, NSW.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Niti Cattell, and his stepson, Mr. Josepj Hartley, who was at one time Inspects of Customs in Papua. He is now witri the Commonwealth Government- at Gajr den Island, Sydney.
Mr. Cattell when he first went to the Islands