▁was ▁a ▁contract or ▁who ▁did ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁business ▁for ▁the ▁Government , ▁including ▁the ▁Bay ▁Road , ▁the ▁South ▁Road , ▁the ▁Mor ph ett ▁Street ▁bridge ▁and ▁the ▁Clar end on ▁bridge ▁and ▁became ▁quite ▁wealth y . ▁He ▁developed ▁on ▁his ▁property ▁a ▁valuable ▁quar ry , ▁from ▁which ▁much ▁quart z ite ▁and ▁bl uest one ▁was ▁obtained . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁engaged ▁in ▁cattle ▁spec ulation , ▁and ▁lost ▁heavily , ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁ins ol vent ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁he ▁inv ested ▁in ▁gold ▁min ing ▁vent ures , ▁then ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁then ▁worked ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁or ▁earlier ▁as ▁an ▁au ction e er ▁and ▁commission ▁agent , ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁C urr ie ▁Street . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁gold ▁min ing ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Kan own a . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Est her ▁" E tt ie " ▁A yl iffe ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 0 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ex eter , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Dr . ▁George ▁A yl iffe , ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁South ▁Australia ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁reported ly ▁by ▁T . ▁A . ▁C ater er , ▁though ▁this ▁is ▁most ▁unlikely