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Excerpt from Notable South Australians: Or, Colonists Past and Present It is generally admitted that prefaces to books are now out of place, and recognized this, the author does not intend to inflict on his patrons lengthy or superfluous remarks. The title of the work indicates its objects, and preliminaries are therefore dispensed with. One by one the pioneers of South Australia pass away, and a few years hence there will be none remaining. Surely, then, some record of those who in their lives were instrumental in forwarding the interests of this Colony is commendable! As the biographies herein reached the author at irregular intervals, it was found impossible to attempt any alphabetical classification, and an index has been inserted to supply this defect. The author is indebted for much information to Messrs. Hiram and Henry Mildred, B. T. Finniss, J. Holden, S. Skipper, A. G. Burt, F. S. Driffield, J. Allen, and other authorities on matters relative to the early days. He also tenders his thanks to the proprietors of the "S. A. Register" and "Advertiser" who courteously gave him access to their files, thus enabling him to obtain correct data. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.