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Mallam spent his youth in Armidale where his father was a doctor. He attended The Armidale School from 1941 to 1945 and then The King's School at Parramatta from 1944-51. Upon leaving school, he joined a stockbroking firm then left to jackeroo first in New Zealand then in the Upper Hunter. He married Bette Macdougall on 14 September 1960 and became a grazier before taking up law by correspondence and being admitted in 1986. In 1991 he became a notary public and bought Mallam House, which he restored and from which he operated his own legal practice. The house had been built by his great-grandfather in 1870. Mallam was a member of Armidale Central Rotary Club for 13 years, was a trustee of NERAM and served on the council of the New England Girls' School. He was a member and supporter of the National Party for which he held a number of offices. He died suddenly as the result of a shooting accident. [Brief Biography compiled by Robin Hammond, January/February 2004]
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