Jas. Pile, J.P.,
IDENTIFIED with the town of Gawler for many years, and resided there at the time of his death, which took place March 19, 1885, in his 85th year. He was a Councillor of the Gawler Corporation, a strong supporter of the Presbyterian Church, and did much good privately, both by giving sound advice and rendering monetary assistance. Mr. John McKinlay, the explorer, married one of his daughters, who still resides in Gawler. Mr. Pile was a successful squatter, and his name is quite a household word in the colony. He was born at Beverley, Yorkshire, in 1800, but was a true Scotchman at heart, having been brought up in Scotland. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in partnership with the late Mr. James Pender, of Glasgow, and made a fortune, but lost it. He arrived in South Australia in November, 1849.