Title

Mr. A. J. Scott.

Author

Sydney Morning Herald

Source

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney) 18 April 1831 - ongoing

Details

12 January 1922, page 10

Publication date

12 January 1922

Type

Obituary

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

OBITUARY.

MR A. J. SCOTT.

Mr Arthur John Scott, at one time proprietor of the business of S. T. Leigh and Co.,

whose death took place at a private hospital in Darlinghurst on Saturday evening;

arrived from Melbourne in July, 1880, and joined the staff the firm of John Sands as

a lithographic artist. A few years later he entered into partnership with the late Mr. S,.

T. Leigh, lithographer, of O'Connell-street, which business was carried on under the

style of S. T. Leigh and Co. About a year later Mr. Scott became the sole proprietor,

and considerably extended the business, from which, in 1911, he retired.

On his retirement Mr. Scott interested himself in pastoral pursuits at Moree and later

acquired the property known as Compton Downs, Hughenden, North Queensland. He

was 62 years of age.

After a service at St. Stephen's Church on Monday afternoon the funeral took place; at

the South Head Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a son, Mr. A. J. Scott, of

Compton Downs, Hughenden, North Queensland, and a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Lorajn, of

Colombo.

[Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 1922, Page 10].