which was expected to be successful. However, he died in the hospital on Sunday 15 May 1892. His body was brought to Bundaberg by train and buried in the Bundaberg Catholic cemetery on the afternoon of 21 May. Despite torrential rain, the funeral procession to the cemetery comprised hundreds of people and was nearly a mile long; all businesses were closed for the afternoon. Legacy Walter Adams was a generous man and made many donations, including the land on which Shalom Catholic College was established. Adams House at the College is named after him with the house crest bearing the words "Adams" and "Generosity". See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1883–1888; 1888–1893 References Further reading Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1830 births 1892 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians Australian Roman Catholics 19th-century Roman Catholics British emigrants to Australia