Notable South Australians/Arthur Edward Gliddon
Arthur Edward Gliddon
DIED at Silverton in May, 1885. He was for many years associated with the town of Laura, and instrumental in advancing its interests. The Laura Institute, one of the finest in the Northern Areas, was the work of his untiring labours, and the Great Northern Racing Club also developed under his energy as secretary. He took an active part in promoting the railway to Laura, and in the formation of the local Rifle Corps, of which he was captain. Mr. Gliddon was for some time the manager of the Bank of South Australia, but resigned that position to take a partnership in the Laura Brewery. He was not, however, very successful in this venture, but bore up bravely under a succession of reverses. He removed to Silverton, where fortune seemed about to smile on his endeavours, when he was suddenly taken ill and died.