The child from this marriage was: 86 F i. Guy was born in and died in in New Britian [Island] at age Captain Manning, who leaves a wife and a little daughter, was a younger son of the late Mr. Justice Manning, of Sydney, whose widow, Mrs. The late Captain G. Manning resided chiefly In Papua, in the neighbourhood of Port Moresby, and Joined the Australian naval and military expedition as Lieutenant on the outbreak of war while on a visit to Sydney.
He earned his promotion to the rank of Captain by his valuable work as an intelligence officer to the expedition, in which his knowledge of the country and of the dialect proved of the highest service, and his energy and resourcefulness caused him to be left at Rabaul as Officer in Charge of Native Affairs on the departure of the Brigadier. The child from this marriage was: 87 F i. Ewan was born in and died on 07 Jun at age In he enlisted as a Trooper in the South African War but arrived after the war was over.
Goldfinch had joined the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. He gained practical experience of its affairs in Queensland in as a cane inspector at Macknade and in at the Homebush plant near Mackay, where in he was appointed manager. In he returned to C. Knox, to whom he became personal adviser. In Goldfinch became General Manager. He was more inclined to seek expert advice and more subject to the opinions of the Board of Directors than previous General Managers, but he remained an implacable opponent of government interference and public accountability in the industry.
He steered the Company towards diversification, mainly the manufacture of building materials. It is a tribute to his business acumen that though sugar consumption declined significantly during the Depression, C. Goldfinch's interest in political affairs gradually developed. In November he helped to form a secret counterrevolutionary organization, the Old Guard, which maintained a discreet vigil lest a serious disturbance should swamp the police and the armed forces.
The Old Guard came perilously close to mobilizing, but the dismissal of the Lang Government by the Governor, Sir Philip Game, dissipated much of the political tension. Except for a curious article which appeared in Smith's Weekly in , headlined 'Sir Philip Goldfinch's Secret Service', the organization disappeared without leaving a trace.
