'''George Edward de Mole''' (c. 1833 – 8 October 1918),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164164594 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Observer (Adelaide) |volume=LXXV |issue=5,725 |location=South Australia |date=12 October 1918 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> often written '''DeMole''', was a public servant in the early days of the Colony of South Australia.
==History== De Mole was born in England, and when a young man enlisted as a midshipman with a ship engaged 1854–55 in recovering soldiers wounded in the Crimean War.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164164237 |title=Obituaries |newspaper=The Observer (Adelaide) |volume=LXXV |issue=5,725 |location=South Australia |date=12 October 1918 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
He came to South Australia and on 6 July 1857 was appointed to the Marine Department as assistant to Captain Douglas, surveying Kangaroo Island and Backstairs Passage,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158116625 |title=Resurvey of Kangaroo Island |newspaper=Adelaide Observer |volume=XV |issue=837 |location=South Australia |date=17 October 1857 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=1 (supplement) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and subsequently with Captain Nation, surveying the Murray Mouth, Lacepede Bay,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5677726 |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Argus (Melbourne) |issue=3,977 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 March 1859 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and Rivoli Bay, completed in 1859, and Wallaroo Bay.
In June 1862 he succeeded George W. Tinkler<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50172504 |title=Parliamentary Privileges |newspaper=South Australian Register |volume=XXVI |issue=2591 |location=South Australia |date=27 May 1862 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> as Secretary of the Marine Board, then on 4 July 1874 became secretary to the Minister of Education, and later also served as Commissioner of Patents. His successor at the Marine Board was George S. Wright.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39810542 |title=The Marine Board |newspaper=South Australian Register |volume=XXXIX |issue=8627 |location=South Australia |date=10 July 1874 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> On 16 July 1879 he was appointed secretary to the Attorney General.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47040377 |title=Retirement of Mr G. E. Mole |newspaper=South Australian Register |volume=LIII |issue=13,071 |location=South Australia |date=4 October 1888 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
He resigned in October 1888, when C. C. Kingston was in the chair, for some private business opportunities.
He died at his home, in Malvern, South Australia.
==Family== George Edward de Mole married Mary Ann Louisa Perry (died 1897) on 19 September 1861. Their family included: *Marianne Isabel "Willie" de Mole (1869–1923) married Robert de Neufville Lucas on 12 September 1900; he was assistant engineer to the Harbours Board *Cecil Maudslay de Mole (1871 – 12 April 1919) was manager of the South British Insurance Company in Brisbane *Fanny Elizabeth de Mole (1873 – ) married James Leslie Carstairs on 29 April 1911, later of Carnghan Station, Victoria. *George Ernest de Mole (1880 – 7 August 1915) was killed on Gallipoli.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80915099 |title=Western Australian Heroes at the Dardanelles. |newspaper=The Daily News (Perth) |volume=XXXIV |issue=12,661 |location=Western Australia |date=5 September 1915 |accessdate=7 October 2025 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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