Mercury p7 Missionary who turned scientist
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SCTENTIST. PATHE SHAW'S CANE The story 0! ion 1s ways t dn ald") one of sivtenitudret the latter days of 6 Mian’ \ootumanding jotsonalil trom the clos oo 10 unt THIS found ty in the great woras be nh at Randwick. In thy et certainly a company sy ecutra, baw te how great am extug that Was the one mas decent as proved moe, thuroughly Born in Adelong in 1872. Thrust ou his own wsourres ty educate hime #1, and eccotually ed into the telegraphus: where doubtless hy acquired th Leeann priesthool, erent taking missionary work iu Wehalé ot the « iy Labour sd 13 ye. THE OF Mr. Joseph A. Lyn tuege personal lt to Father Shaws sor 14, when th station. at Lench explei nab antenti andwick dave hot Eater Was To mon Vide himself with «means of commun. Cation with the a sion etationa it ths veitic. ‘The noccsaty pie yous 8 opened up a wile at de and missionary assumed wm the ebaractet igator. gather Shaw ree, uae individual contrihurion’ ef wireless tolegraphy 1 et Wilkinson and Mulrooney and America respectivel i low Telegraplii: Father Shaw ret control, assisted 4 eal’ instrament purposed manut, chiefly, and ti warrant the formation of the Shaw W | MISSIONARY WHO TURNED | the Slaw Wireless ‘ Morning Mer Jon bis parents while” qui NAL PLAN. ret idea ot kh he story et Tite. Always Father Siaw his death tn spreasian far Ghat prev oaual yiually bat nd there was | ckpara tion Josuice have he mi depaitmen srdey or the in this field fy durnishes atiacherl suber Joped, Mr Shuw's ortgi- Than ty pre park of the Maritime Wire- | Company, of Australia. ‘rsomal | ipa ireless gear) sires ax to lees Led. Tt wax intended now to enter into the mannfacture of plant on a lagger scale, and fill (he Commonwealth Gov- eagle, apd Al ibe “emmion sdgdriersibewnd henge scgle, 296 Sh the Commonweath Sor crnment’s orders for the construction. of stations al] aver the eontinent. This work ss necured, apart irom the sta. Tions at Sydney and. Perth, which. were baile hy the Tetotanken Company. "Phe Bere company. alco at thi Hire entered On the magufacture of cleetrical moto FIRST OFFER TO SELE. Mr. Lynch believes that i! was at the | clowe of 1913, or the beginning of 1916, that Father Shaw first conceived the idea | of selling the plant to the Postmaster: | General's 1) Athough | the inal offer was rejected, Futher Shaw | not fof eventually striking a] bargain. there had been a falllog-ofl in tha demaad cu. the com | i pany’g culpet. and the financial posit | Bes ettashe shee eempitad tin ach? E t ['turaiag over portion of the work. tw Pai g-3 ark. Tn Decembe be Tn December, fore 'Str Sarmwell, who had. beey, 100i" ed from Lithgow, tindertook the manage- ment of the pleat. vie @ view chiefly ta doing munitions’ work. |. Of these five years of association with | VYoher Shaw, Mr. Lynch peta a yor dort memory. He recall the carly days the late priest himeeli took # tart Tathes; be recads the remember Jory how Father Shaw, on the ovca M the temparaty joss af the Stanrfc Sinith expedition in Now Guinea, 0 Joon expense, aitted ont a relict expe jlien. with portable wireless eetes he & st Jeahe—with perhaps a touch el pride i) Jies own ehiet's power=—the sprr bee | en Bather Shaw A Mr. Bulaillie,t ah uwealth Karo expirt tts HR the nalanveatorat the sparkgap, a dipute aleven tills ded out, Me wed, te Ht tell son of ls master's. wore ul [insinory, apd of bie painting abioty. 4 mus secrrtars, her Was in wost id nw touch with the scientist, and the death cit short 9. Du tars value | MUNITIONS TORK altogether. willing! cording to Mr. Cornwell's own cont i he came to Sydney ty undertak managewent of the Shaw work=. He ft thar the munition contract wonlll ', perhap=, be exduring. For oll thai bncs the decision was Taud’, Ke wet | Pegugh sith a scheme thas ud turn ow some HAO Depounder suells ar a coe! fe. cach, Of all the plants. etigaged Gh thie work, that. at Randwick, ae 1 gards beth the finiswed article and ils Srey compared anode favourably with DUS other Cerdain Government work | shops reducad the cout tna as low « figure las Se. chiefly thromgh the clumimation ot