James Ignatius Massie

  General Notes:

Electoral Roll:- 11A Sull Street, Randwick, N.S.W. - articled clerk.

  Noted events in his life were:

• note. Merle wong notes:

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) Monday 9 April 1934. Page 6.
MR. J. I. MASSIE.
Mr. J. I. Massie has been awarded the University medal and first-class honours in philosophy. He is the holder of a University exhibition He was awarded high distinction and the Lithgow scholarship No. 2 in first-year philosophy.
In his second year he was again awarded high distinction, and won the G. S. Caird scholarship.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) Friday 12 March 1937. Page 12.
MEDALLIST IN LAW.
Mr. J. I. Massie.
Mr. J. I. Massie has been awarded the University Medal in Law for this year. Mr. Massie entered the university in 1931, and graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1934 with first class honours and the University Medal for Philosophy. Entering the Faculty of Law he was prox. ace.
for the Wigram Allen Scholarship for general proficiency in the first year examination. In the following year he won the McGrath and O'Sullivan Prize for Political Science, and was again prox. ace. for the prize for general proficiency.
He tied for the Pitt Cobbett Prize for Public International Law in his third year, and in the recent final examinations he was bracketed equal for the George Dalley Prize for the most distinguished graduate in fourth year subjects.
Mr. Massie has, throughout his University career, been in residence at St. Andrew's College. He has rowed in several crews. He was a member of the victorious Sydney crew which won the Inter-University boat race last year.
Mr. Massie is at present serving his articles with a city firm of solicitors, with whom he will remain for another two years.

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Wednesday 26 Oct 1938. Page 1.
18 DIE IN TERRIBLE
PLANE DISASTER
AIRLINER WRECKED ON MT. DANDENONG
CRASHES INTO HILLSIDE
LEADING MEN AMONG VICTIMS
Eighteen persons, among whom were Mr. Hawker, M.H.R., and other leading Australians were killed instantly when the Douglas airliner Kyeema crashed about 1.45 p.m. yesterday on the western slopes of Mt. Dandenong. It was the worst disaster in the history of aviation in Australia.
The victims were the 14 passengers and four members of the crew of the plane, which was flying from Adelaide to Melbourne in the Australian National Airways service.
The disaster, which has shocked the community more profoundly than any in recent years, has caused a sensation among Ministers and members of Parliament at Canberra, and the Government has announced that there will be an open inquiry as soon as possible.
The accident happened in dense cloud in which the visibility was restricted to 50 yards. It is certain that the pilot, who apparently was flying on an even keel, had only a fraction of a second's warning of impending disaster.
The propellers of the great Douglas machine sheared the tops off trees for about 50 feet before the wings were ripped from the fuselage on the trunks of trees, and the machine crumpled on the rocky hillside.
It burst into flames at once, and all except four of its occupants, who were thrown clear, were burned beyond recognition.
The machine, which weighed eight tons fully loaded, mowed down saplings 14 inches in diameter before its wings were ripped off by two trees. The tail, practically the only part of the machine that was recognisable, cut its way into the trunk of a tree.
Victims of the Disaster
JAMES IAN MASSIE, aged 25 years, single, solicitor of Sydney.
Note. The above article is an excerpt of the story.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) Friday 28 October 1938. Page 12.
TWO BODIES NOT IDENTIFIED.
Information was received In Sydney last night that the bodies of all the persons killed in the air disaster had been identified except those of Mr Shirley and Mr Massie. Dental Charts of these two have now been sent to Melbourne, and it is hoped to identify the bodies from these to-day. The bodies will be brought to Sydney to-night and, if identification is completed, a joint funeral will be held together with that of the late Mr. Goddard, another of the victims.

The Sydney Morning Herald (Saturday 29 October 1938. Page 10.
MASSIE -October 25, at Melbourne, Kyeema air accident, James Ian, beloved son of John Ford and Clarice Irene Massie, and loved brother of Charles, aged 24 years. Hay and Coolamon papers please copy.

Page 9.
MASSIE - The Relations and Friends of Mr. and Mrs JOHN FORD MASSIE and CHARLES of 13 Sully Street, Randwick, Mrs. M. CASSON and FAMILY
(Coogee) and Mr and Mrs JAMES TAYLOR (North Sydney) are invited to attend the funeral of their beloved SON, BROTHER, NEPHEW, and COUSIN, James Ian Massie; to leave Christ Church, Walker Street, Lavender Bay, THIS DAY, at the conclusion of a Service commencing at 2.15 p.m., for the Church of England Cemetery, Northern Suburbs.
Floral Tributes direct to Church
GEO. ANREWS PTY. LIMITED. 237-9 Liverpool Road, Ashfield. U 2808.

MASSIE-The Relatives and Friends of LUCY STONE are invited to attend the Funeral of her esteemed FRIEND, James Ian Massie. For details see Family Notice.

FUNERAL SERVICE..
GREAT CROWD AT CHURCH.
A funeral service for three of the victims of the crash Messrs Gordon Herbert William Goddard, Lancelot William Shirley and James lan Massie was held on Saturday afternoon in Christ Church Walker Street Lavender Bay.
The church was unable to hold the great crowd which attended. Hundreds gathered in Walker Street.
The three men had been friends and it was decided that they should be buried near each other in the Northern Suburbs Cemetery. The chancel of Christ Church was packed with floral tributes.
The service in the church was conducted by the Rev Frank Cash who was assisted by the Rev A R Ebbs of St Matthews Manly and the Rev William G Sands, President of the Congregational Union.
"These young men were on their way to make a shining contribution to our nation" said the Rev Cash. They were being trained by the best brains we had in our midst. They showed great promise.
The chief mourners were Mr and Mrs R A Goddard, Mr and Mrs W L Shirley and Mr and Mrs John F Massie, the parents of the three victims. Many other relatives were present. Numerous organisations were represented.