FRONTIER CONFLICT AND THE NATIVE MOUNTED POLICE IN QUEENSLAND Search results for 'Maryborough' Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools Aldridge, Edgar Thomas Selector (e.g. agricultural or other selection);Publican/innkeeper One of the rst settlers of Maryborough in 1848, along with his brothers Richard and Henry. The Aldridge brothers established the 'Bush Inn' on the northern bank of the Mary River opposite George Furber’s wool store. Alleged in the 1860s that Aboriginal people had stolen his potatoes, and later in icted several blows with a stock whip on an Aboriginal man who had bailed up a Mrs Smith. Antcliff, John Farmer Owner of a farm/agricultural holding at Beaver Rock outside Maryborough. The property was held up several times by Aboriginal people including a man called "Soldier" in February 1868. Archer, Charles Station owner (grazier/squatter) Brother of John, David, William, Archibald, Thomas and Colin. Charles joined his brothers in Queensland in 1841 and took up Durrundur (1841), Emu Creek and Cooyar (1845). With William he named the Fitzroy River and took up land on the Fitzroy in 1855, which was named Gracemere. Also took up Crinum, Capella, Belcong, Laguna Retro, Colinsby, Abor, Gordon Downs and Peak Downs (1854), shortly afterwards sold to Gordon Sandeman (Russell 2001:106, Colonial Frontiers. Indigenous-European Encounters in Settler Societies). Archer brothers also owned Eidsvold on the Burnett River (by 1855). Gave evidence to the 1857 Inquiry into the Native Police. From his Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry by Mary O'Kee e (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-charles-1712): "ARCHER FAMILY: Charles (1813-1862), John (1814-1857), David (1816- 1900), William (1818-1896), Archibald (1820-1902), Thomas (1823-1905) and Colin (1832-1921), pastoralists, were the children of William Archer, 20 / 69 entries Associated individuals Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools timber merchant, sometime of Perth, Scotland, and his wife Julia, née Walker. There were thirteen children, nine of whom spent some time in Australia. In 1825 the family moved to Larvik, Norway, where the ve younger children were born. The rst brother to settle in Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He worked for his Walker cousins, and then became joint superintendent, according to the diary of Charles Darwin, whom he took on an unsuccessful hunt for kangaroos at Wallerawang in 1836. David Archer was joined by his brothers William and Thomas in 1838 and they determined to seek land on their own account. Hopes of joining the trek to the Darling Downs were frustrated by an outbreak of scab among the sheep, which held up the party until the best land was believed to have been taken. In 1841, however, David, Thomas and John, a sailor who had decided to settle ashore, pushed north and took up Durundur in the Moreton district, the most northerly station at that time. Ludwig Leichhardt stayed there for some months in 1843-44. His friendship with the brothers continued, one of his last letters being addressed to John Archer. The country at Durundur proving unsuitable for sheep, the brothers in 1845 took up runs farther west but still within the Brisbane valley, at Emu Creek and Cooyar. In 1847 Thomas Archer made exploring trips to the Fitzroy Downs and in 1848 to the Burnett. As a result, land on the River Burnett was taken up in the names of David and Thomas Archer. These runs were named Coonambula and Eidsvold, the latter after the town in which the Constitution of Norway as an independent nation was signed in 1814. After Thomas left Australia in 1849 for the Californian gold elds further exploring trips were made. Charles, who had joined his brothers in 1841, and William discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853, and in 1854, with Colin, explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the rst to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and rst occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores; the city of Rockhampton now stands on part of the original Gracemere run. First called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay, née Morison, whom he had married in Scotland in 1853. Cattle as well as sheep were run on Gracemere from the earliest years, and in the early 1870s it was switched entirely to cattle, for which the district seemed better suited. David Archer left Australia in 1852 and did not return. His son Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940) represented Capricornia in the federal parliament in 1906-10. John, who had returned to his original calling, was lost at sea in 1857. Charles died in Norway in 1862. In 1860 Archibald Archer, who had been a planter in the South Seas, joined his brothers at Gracemere. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867-69 and 1879-95, being colonial treasurer and minister for education in 1882-83. He was a keen supporter of the Central Queensland separation movement. In 1870 he accepted the position of agent-general for Queensland, but resigned on nding that, in the opinion of the government, his already accepted obligation to present to the Colonial O ce a petition from the supporters of separation was inconsistent with his holding this position. In 1892 and 1893 he led Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools deputations to the Colonial O ce on the same subject. He died in Norway on 6 February 1902. Thomas, who had been in Queensland again in 1854-55, after which he left on account of ill health, and in 1872-80, was agent-general for Queensland in 1881-84 and 1888-90. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. He was the author of a pamphlet which reprinted a letter in which he had given his brother Alexander 'An Account of the events following the sailing of the Barque “Scottish Knight” from Keppel Bay on 7th January 1880', describing how the barque, on board which he and his wife were, had struck a reef. He also published pamphlets while agent-general: The History, Resources and Future Prospects of Queensland (London, 1881); Queensland: Her History, Resources, and Future Prospects (London, 1882); Alleged Slavery in Queensland (1883). His Recollections of a Rambling Life, printed in Yokohama in 1897 for private circulation, describe his early years in Australia and his experiences in California. His son William (1856-1924) was a leading London dramatic critic, translated the works of Ibsen and wrote plays. He visited Australia in 1876. Colin achieved fame in later life as a shipbuilder. He built the Fram, the ship in which Fridtjof Nansen made the successful exploration of the North Polar Sea in 1893-96, and also designed an improved pilot boat and a new type of rescue boat. He had taken from Maryborough to the present site of Rockhampton the rst vessel to sail up the Fitzroy River—the Ellida, a ketch of about twelve tons." Archer, Colin Station owner (grazier/squatter) Brother of John, David, William, Archibald, Thomas and Charles. Together they took up Durrundur (1841), Emu Creek and Cooyar (1845), also Crinum, Capella, Belcong, Laguna Retro, Colinsby, Abor, Gordon Downs and Peak Downs (1854), shortly afterwards sold to Gordon Sandeman (Russell 2001:106, Colonial Frontiers. Indigenous-European Encounters in Settler Societies). Archer brothers also owned Eidsvold on the Burnett River (by 1855). From his Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry by Mary O'Kee e (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-colin-2224): "ARCHER FAMILY: Charles (1813-1862), John (1814-1857), David (1816- 1900), William (1818-1896), Archibald (1820-1902), Thomas (1823-1905) and Colin (1832-1921), pastoralists, were the children of William Archer, timber merchant, sometime of Perth, Scotland, and his wife Julia, née Walker. There were thirteen children, nine of whom spent some time in Australia. In 1825 the family moved to Larvik, Norway, where the ve younger children were born. The rst brother to settle in Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He worked for his Walker cousins, and then became joint superintendent, according to the diary of Charles Darwin, whom he took on an unsuccessful hunt for kangaroos at Wallerawang in 1836. David Archer was joined by his brothers William and Thomas in 1838 and they determined to seek land on their own account. Hopes of joining the trek to the Darling Downs were frustrated by an outbreak of scab among the sheep, which held up the party until the best land was believed to have been taken. In 1841, however, David, Thomas and John, a sailor who had decided to settle ashore, pushed north and took up Durundur in the Moreton district, the most northerly station at that time. Ludwig Leichhardt stayed there for some months in 1843-44. His friendship with the brothers continued, one of his last letters being addressed to John Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools Archer. The country at Durundur proving unsuitable for sheep, the brothers in 1845 took up runs farther west but still within the Brisbane valley, at Emu Creek and Cooyar. In 1847 Thomas Archer made exploring trips to the Fitzroy Downs and in 1848 to the Burnett. As a result, land on the River Burnett was taken up in the names of David and Thomas Archer. These runs were named Coonambula and Eidsvold, the latter after the town in which the Constitution of Norway as an independent nation was signed in 1814. After Thomas left Australia in 1849 for the Californian gold elds further exploring trips were made. Charles, who had joined his brothers in 1841, and William discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853, and in 1854, with Colin, explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the rst to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and rst occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores; the city of Rockhampton now stands on part of the original Gracemere run. First called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay, née Morison, whom he had married in Scotland in 1853. Cattle as well as sheep were run on Gracemere from the earliest years, and in the early 1870s it was switched entirely to cattle, for which the district seemed better suited. David Archer left Australia in 1852 and did not return. His son Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940) represented Capricornia in the federal parliament in 1906-10. John, who had returned to his original calling, was lost at sea in 1857. Charles died in Norway in 1862. In 1860 Archibald Archer, who had been a planter in the South Seas, joined his brothers at Gracemere. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867-69 and 1879-95, being colonial treasurer and minister for education in 1882-83. He was a keen supporter of the Central Queensland separation movement. In 1870 he accepted the position of agent-general for Queensland, but resigned on nding that, in the opinion of the government, his already accepted obligation to present to the Colonial O ce a petition from the supporters of separation was inconsistent with his holding this position. In 1892 and 1893 he led deputations to the Colonial O ce on the same subject. He died in Norway on 6 February 1902. Thomas, who had been in Queensland again in 1854-55, after which he left on account of ill health, and in 1872-80, was agent-general for Queensland in 1881-84 and 1888-90. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. He was the author of a pamphlet which reprinted a letter in which he had given his brother Alexander 'An Account of the events following the sailing of the Barque “Scottish Knight” from Keppel Bay on 7th January 1880', describing how the barque, on board which he and his wife were, had struck a reef. He also published pamphlets while agent-general: The History, Resources and Future Prospects of Queensland (London, 1881); Queensland: Her History, Resources, and Future Prospects (London, 1882); Alleged Slavery in Queensland (1883). His Recollections of a Rambling Life, printed in Yokohama in 1897 for private circulation, describe his early years in Australia and his experiences in California. His son William (1856-1924) was a leading London dramatic critic, translated the works of Ibsen and wrote plays. He visited Australia in 1876. Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools Colin achieved fame in later life as a shipbuilder. He built the Fram, the ship in which Fridtjof Nansen made the successful exploration of the North Polar Sea in 1893-96, and also designed an improved pilot boat and a new type of rescue boat. He had taken from Maryborough to the present site of Rockhampton the rst vessel to sail up the Fitzroy River—the Ellida, a ketch of about twelve tons." Archer, David Station owner (grazier/squatter) Brother of John, Charles, William, Archibald, Thomas and Colin. Along with his brothers, took up Eidsvold and Coonambula near Gayndah in 1847 (Queenslander 24 September 1931, p4). Before that, in 1843, had Durrandurrar near Moreton Bay. For more information see http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002086b.htm From his Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry by Mary O'Kee e (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-david-2222): "ARCHER FAMILY: Charles (1813-1862), John (1814-1857), David (1816- 1900), William (1818-1896), Archibald (1820-1902), Thomas (1823-1905) and Colin (1832-1921), pastoralists, were the children of William Archer, timber merchant, sometime of Perth, Scotland, and his wife Julia, née Walker. There were thirteen children, nine of whom spent some time in Australia. In 1825 the family moved to Larvik, Norway, where the ve younger children were born. The rst brother to settle in Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He worked for his Walker cousins, and then became joint superintendent, according to the diary of Charles Darwin, whom he took on an unsuccessful hunt for kangaroos at Wallerawang in 1836. David Archer was joined by his brothers William and Thomas in 1838 and they determined to seek land on their own account. Hopes of joining the trek to the Darling Downs were frustrated by an outbreak of scab among the sheep, which held up the party until the best land was believed to have been taken. In 1841, however, David, Thomas and John, a sailor who had decided to settle ashore, pushed north and took up Durundur in the Moreton district, the most northerly station at that time. Ludwig Leichhardt stayed there for some months in 1843-44. His friendship with the brothers continued, one of his last letters being addressed to John Archer. The country at Durundur proving unsuitable for sheep, the brothers in 1845 took up runs farther west but still within the Brisbane valley, at Emu Creek and Cooyar. In 1847 Thomas Archer made exploring trips to the Fitzroy Downs and in 1848 to the Burnett. As a result, land on the River Burnett was taken up in the names of David and Thomas Archer. These runs were named Coonambula and Eidsvold, the latter after the town in which the Constitution of Norway as an independent nation was signed in 1814. After Thomas left Australia in 1849 for the Californian gold elds further exploring trips were made. Charles, who had joined his brothers in 1841, and William discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853, and in 1854, with Colin, explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the rst to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and rst occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores; the city of Rockhampton now stands on part Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools of the original Gracemere run. First called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay, née Morison, whom he had married in Scotland in 1853. Cattle as well as sheep were run on Gracemere from the earliest years, and in the early 1870s it was switched entirely to cattle, for which the district seemed better suited. David Archer left Australia in 1852 and did not return. His son Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940) represented Capricornia in the federal parliament in 1906-10. John, who had returned to his original calling, was lost at sea in 1857. Charles died in Norway in 1862. In 1860 Archibald Archer, who had been a planter in the South Seas, joined his brothers at Gracemere. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867-69 and 1879-95, being colonial treasurer and minister for education in 1882-83. He was a keen supporter of the Central Queensland separation movement. In 1870 he accepted the position of agent-general for Queensland, but resigned on nding that, in the opinion of the government, his already accepted obligation to present to the Colonial O ce a petition from the supporters of separation was inconsistent with his holding this position. In 1892 and 1893 he led deputations to the Colonial O ce on the same subject. He died in Norway on 6 February 1902. Thomas, who had been in Queensland again in 1854-55, after which he left on account of ill health, and in 1872-80, was agent-general for Queensland in 1881-84 and 1888-90. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. He was the author of a pamphlet which reprinted a letter in which he had given his brother Alexander 'An Account of the events following the sailing of the Barque “Scottish Knight” from Keppel Bay on 7th January 1880', describing how the barque, on board which he and his wife were, had struck a reef. He also published pamphlets while agent-general: The History, Resources and Future Prospects of Queensland (London, 1881); Queensland: Her History, Resources, and Future Prospects (London, 1882); Alleged Slavery in Queensland (1883). His Recollections of a Rambling Life, printed in Yokohama in 1897 for private circulation, describe his early years in Australia and his experiences in California. His son William (1856-1924) was a leading London dramatic critic, translated the works of Ibsen and wrote plays. He visited Australia in 1876. Colin achieved fame in later life as a shipbuilder. He built the Fram, the ship in which Fridtjof Nansen made the successful exploration of the North Polar Sea in 1893-96, and also designed an improved pilot boat and a new type of rescue boat. He had taken from Maryborough to the present site of Rockhampton the rst vessel to sail up the Fitzroy River—the Ellida, a ketch of about twelve tons." Archer, John Station owner (grazier/squatter) Brother of David, William, Charles, Archibald, Thomas and Colin. Took up Durundur in the Moreton district in 1841 with his brothers David, Charles and Thomas, also Emu Creek and Cooyar in 1845 (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-colin-2224). Also took up Crinum, Capella, Belcong, Laguna Retro, Colinsby, Abor, Gordon Downs and Peak Downs (1854), shortly afterwards sold to Gordon Sandeman (Russell 2001:106, Colonial Frontiers. Indigenous-European Encounters in Settler Societies). Archer brothers also owned Eidsvold on the Burnett River (by 1855). From his Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry by Mary O'Kee e (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-john-2221): Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools "ARCHER FAMILY: Charles (1813-1862), John (1814-1857), David (1816- 1900), William (1818-1896), Archibald (1820-1902), Thomas (1823-1905) and Colin (1832-1921), pastoralists, were the children of William Archer, timber merchant, sometime of Perth, Scotland, and his wife Julia, née Walker. There were thirteen children, nine of whom spent some time in Australia. In 1825 the family moved to Larvik, Norway, where the ve younger children were born. The rst brother to settle in Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He worked for his Walker cousins, and then became joint superintendent, according to the diary of Charles Darwin, whom he took on an unsuccessful hunt for kangaroos at Wallerawang in 1836. David Archer was joined by his brothers William and Thomas in 1838 and they determined to seek land on their own account. Hopes of joining the trek to the Darling Downs were frustrated by an outbreak of scab among the sheep, which held up the party until the best land was believed to have been taken. In 1841, however, David, Thomas and John, a sailor who had decided to settle ashore, pushed north and took up Durundur in the Moreton district, the most northerly station at that time. Ludwig Leichhardt stayed there for some months in 1843-44. His friendship with the brothers continued, one of his last letters being addressed to John Archer. The country at Durundur proving unsuitable for sheep, the brothers in 1845 took up runs farther west but still within the Brisbane valley, at Emu Creek and Cooyar. In 1847 Thomas Archer made exploring trips to the Fitzroy Downs and in 1848 to the Burnett. As a result, land on the River Burnett was taken up in the names of David and Thomas Archer. These runs were named Coonambula and Eidsvold, the latter after the town in which the Constitution of Norway as an independent nation was signed in 1814. After Thomas left Australia in 1849 for the Californian gold elds further exploring trips were made. Charles, who had joined his brothers in 1841, and William discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853, and in 1854, with Colin, explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the rst to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and rst occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores; the city of Rockhampton now stands on part of the original Gracemere run. First called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay, née Morison, whom he had married in Scotland in 1853. Cattle as well as sheep were run on Gracemere from the earliest years, and in the early 1870s it was switched entirely to cattle, for which the district seemed better suited. David Archer left Australia in 1852 and did not return. His son Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940) represented Capricornia in the federal parliament in 1906-10. John, who had returned to his original calling, was lost at sea in 1857. Charles died in Norway in 1862. In 1860 Archibald Archer, who had been a planter in the South Seas, joined his brothers at Gracemere. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867-69 and 1879-95, being colonial treasurer and minister for education in 1882-83. He was a keen supporter of the Central Queensland separation movement. In 1870 he accepted the position of agent-general for Queensland, but resigned on nding that, in the opinion Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools of the government, his already accepted obligation to present to the Colonial O ce a petition from the supporters of separation was inconsistent with his holding this position. In 1892 and 1893 he led deputations to the Colonial O ce on the same subject. He died in Norway on 6 February 1902. Thomas, who had been in Queensland again in 1854-55, after which he left on account of ill health, and in 1872-80, was agent-general for Queensland in 1881-84 and 1888-90. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. He was the author of a pamphlet which reprinted a letter in which he had given his brother Alexander 'An Account of the events following the sailing of the Barque “Scottish Knight” from Keppel Bay on 7th January 1880', describing how the barque, on board which he and his wife were, had struck a reef. He also published pamphlets while agent-general: The History, Resources and Future Prospects of Queensland (London, 1881); Queensland: Her History, Resources, and Future Prospects (London, 1882); Alleged Slavery in Queensland (1883). His Recollections of a Rambling Life, printed in Yokohama in 1897 for private circulation, describe his early years in Australia and his experiences in California. His son William (1856-1924) was a leading London dramatic critic, translated the works of Ibsen and wrote plays. He visited Australia in 1876. Colin achieved fame in later life as a shipbuilder. He built the Fram, the ship in which Fridtjof Nansen made the successful exploration of the North Polar Sea in 1893-96, and also designed an improved pilot boat and a new type of rescue boat. He had taken from Maryborough to the present site of Rockhampton the rst vessel to sail up the Fitzroy River—the Ellida, a ketch of about twelve tons." Archer, Thomas Station owner (grazier/squatter) Brother of Charles, David, John and Colin. His memoirs were serialised in the Queenslander (1899–1900) as 'The Sketcher. RECOLLECTIONS OF A RAMBLING LIFE. PIONEERING IN QUEENSLAND.' From his Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry by Mary O'Kee e (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-thomas-1469): "ARCHER FAMILY: Charles (1813-1862), John (1814-1857), David (1816- 1900), William (1818-1896), Archibald (1820-1902), Thomas (1823-1905) and Colin (1832-1921), pastoralists, were the children of William Archer, timber merchant, sometime of Perth, Scotland, and his wife Julia, née Walker. There were thirteen children, nine of whom spent some time in Australia. In 1825 the family moved to Larvik, Norway, where the ve younger children were born. The rst brother to settle in Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He worked for his Walker cousins, and then became joint superintendent, according to the diary of Charles Darwin, whom he took on an unsuccessful hunt for kangaroos at Wallerawang in 1836. David Archer was joined by his brothers William and Thomas in 1838 and they determined to seek land on their own account. Hopes of joining the trek to the Darling Downs were frustrated by an outbreak of scab among the sheep, which held up the party until the best land was believed to have been taken. In 1841, however, David, Thomas and John, a sailor who had decided to settle ashore, pushed north and took up Durundur in the Moreton district, the most northerly station at that time. Ludwig Leichhardt stayed there for some months in 1843-44. His friendship with the brothers continued, one of his last letters being addressed to John Archer. Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools The country at Durundur proving unsuitable for sheep, the brothers in 1845 took up runs farther west but still within the Brisbane valley, at Emu Creek and Cooyar. In 1847 Thomas Archer made exploring trips to the Fitzroy Downs and in 1848 to the Burnett. As a result, land on the River Burnett was taken up in the names of David and Thomas Archer. These runs were named Coonambula and Eidsvold, the latter after the town in which the Constitution of Norway as an independent nation was signed in 1814. After Thomas left Australia in 1849 for the Californian gold elds further exploring trips were made. Charles, who had joined his brothers in 1841, and William discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853, and in 1854, with Colin, explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the rst to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and rst occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores; the city of Rockhampton now stands on part of the original Gracemere run. First called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay, née Morison, whom he had married in Scotland in 1853. Cattle as well as sheep were run on Gracemere from the earliest years, and in the early 1870s it was switched entirely to cattle, for which the district seemed better suited. David Archer left Australia in 1852 and did not return. His son Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940) represented Capricornia in the federal parliament in 1906-10. John, who had returned to his original calling, was lost at sea in 1857. Charles died in Norway in 1862. In 1860 Archibald Archer, who had been a planter in the South Seas, joined his brothers at Gracemere. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867-69 and 1879-95, being colonial treasurer and minister for education in 1882-83. He was a keen supporter of the Central Queensland separation movement. In 1870 he accepted the position of agent-general for Queensland, but resigned on nding that, in the opinion of the government, his already accepted obligation to present to the Colonial O ce a petition from the supporters of separation was inconsistent with his holding this position. In 1892 and 1893 he led deputations to the Colonial O ce on the same subject. He died in Norway on 6 February 1902. Thomas, who had been in Queensland again in 1854-55, after which he left on account of ill health, and in 1872-80, was agent-general for Queensland in 1881-84 and 1888-90. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. He was the author of a pamphlet which reprinted a letter in which he had given his brother Alexander 'An Account of the events following the sailing of the Barque “Scottish Knight” from Keppel Bay on 7th January 1880', describing how the barque, on board which he and his wife were, had struck a reef. He also published pamphlets while agent-general: The History, Resources and Future Prospects of Queensland (London, 1881); Queensland: Her History, Resources, and Future Prospects (London, 1882); Alleged Slavery in Queensland (1883). His Recollections of a Rambling Life, printed in Yokohama in 1897 for private circulation, describe his early years in Australia and his experiences in California. His son William (1856-1924) was a leading London dramatic critic, translated the works of Ibsen and wrote plays. He visited Australia in 1876. Colin achieved fame in later life as a shipbuilder. He built the Fram, the Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools ship in which Fridtjof Nansen made the successful exploration of the North Polar Sea in 1893-96, and also designed an improved pilot boat and a new type of rescue boat. He had taken from Maryborough to the present site of Rockhampton the rst vessel to sail up the Fitzroy River—the Ellida, a ketch of about twelve tons." Ballantyne, Alexander Worker/labourer;Carrier/teamster/packer Possibly a carrier? Charged with shooting (non-fatally) an Aboriginal man named Toby (3) on 6 November 1863 outside Maryborough; he was arrested, but the Attorney-General ultimately decided not to prosecute. Barney Worker/labourer A recent arrival in 1865 in Bowen from Maryborough, who was killed by Aboriginal people in mid-1865 Barry, John Sawyer/Timber-getter;Worker/labourer Gave at statement about the death of John Piggott at the hands of Aboriginal people at Fraser Island on 30 March 1864. Barry had been with Piggott just before his death, and himself was injured in the attack. He managed to escape, taking several days to get back to Maryborough; he gave his evidence after the Magisterial Enquiry had been completed as he did not arrive until after it had been completed. Bidwill, John Carne Police Magistrate;Commissioner of Crown Lands;Justice of the Peace;Botanist First Commissioner of Crown Lands for Wide Bay 1848. Issued warrant for arrest of an Aboriginal man named Diamond in 1855. From https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/museum-of- lands/surveying/surveyors/john-bidwill: 'Originally a native of Exeter in Devon, England this well-travelled 33-year-old man had crammed numerous and signi cant experiences into his short life. When aged just 17, he ventured to Canada for 2 years before returning to England and then onto Sydney in 1838 to act in a merchant capacity for his family’s trading rm. Combining both his business duties and his special interest in botany with an exploring curiosity, for the next 9 years he travelled both in the colony and to other Paci c Ocean destinations including New Zealand and as far as Tahiti plus brie y returning to England in that period.' From Maryborough Chronicle, 3 November 1951, p7: "SOME time ago Mrs. A. E. Woodhouse of Blue Cli s Station, Timaru. New Zealand, came to Maryborough. She is a grand niece of John Carne Bidwill, one of the earliest pioneers of Maryborough and district and she and her son came specially to Maryborough to see the grave of their respected ancestor. John Carne Bidwill is buried in Bidwill paddocks, Tinana, near the mouth of Tinana Creek. The property is owned by Messrs. Cran and Sons as a cane and dairy farm. John Carne Bidwill was the rst Land Commissioner, arriving here in 1848. just after Wide Bay was proclaimed a district. He controlled the destinies of this embryo hamlet, acting as Police Magistrate, C.P.S.. Land Commissioner, and Harbour Master. He performed marriages, read burial services and was, 'the boss' generally. CARE OF GRAVE In a letter to Mrs. D. Cran. after her visit. Mrs. Wood-house wrote; ''We look back with very happy memories of our meeting with you. and we are so happy about the setting of the grave, and the care and interest that you and your family give to it.'' In a subsequent letter to Mrs. Cran, Mrs. Woodhouse forwarded a cheque to have the inscription on the grave and the stone itself renovated and put in good order. This work has now been completed, and photographs of the grave are being forwarded to Mrs. Woodhouse who will pass them on to her relatives in New Zealand. One of them is named John Carne Bidwill. It is a matter of satisfaction to the Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools people of Maryborough that the memory of one of its earliest pioneers who had the respect and con dence of the people of his day is cherished by the present generation. John Carne Bidwill and his fellow pioneers have passed down to us the great heritage of a prosperous community." From https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/science/display/105437- john-carne-bidwell/photo/3: "John Carne Bidwill, botanist ... was born at Exeter, England. In September 1838 he arrived in Sydney, where he joined a commercial rm while waiting for the survey of land that he had been allotted. Sent to New Zealand, he reached the Bay of Islands in February 1839, visited Rotorua and Taupo, explored the spurs of Tongariro and collected botanical specimens which included some new discoveries. He was recalled to Sydney in April, but returned to Port Nicholson in 1840; during his stay in New Zealand he collected plants from the mountains of Nelson. His rm then sent him to Moreton Bay, where his letters concerned little except plants; writing to his friend, Captain Phillip Parker King. In February 1841, having established a reputation as a botanist, he sailed for England with a letter from King to Sir William Hooker at Kew. His Rambles in New Zealand (London, 1841), which was reprinted in 1952 in Christchurch, contains observations on agricultural practices and the e ects of ring. He returned to Sydney in 1844, and in February 1845 was sent to Tahiti for a year. In September 1847 he was given charge of the Sydney Botanic Gardens as director and government botanist. By some misunderstanding, the Colonial O ce gave the position to Charles Moore who arrived in January 1848. Governor Sir Charles FitzRoy sent for Bidwill and expressed his sorrow at his supercession. Bidwill in a letter to King showed no resentment. At his own request he was appointed commissioner of crown lands at Wide Bay. He wrote in 1849 that he had more than £500 a year for doing what was only a pleasure. At Tinana, now a suburb of Maryborough, he began to plant a botanic garden. While surveying a road from Wide Bay to Moreton Bay he was lost in the bush for eight days and died at his home from his privations on 16 March 1853. Most of his plants were transferred to Sydney after his death and the Tinana garden no longer exists. The genus Bidwillia and some twelve species of native Australian and New Zealand plants commemorate his name." Billy (7) Aboriginal person Along with Bobby (1), Jimmy (2) and Yorkey, alleged to have robbed a miner name John Thompson at Yengarie Creek, near Tooth's meat-curing establishment outside Maryborough on 11 April 1866. Billy (8) Aboriginal person Alleged to have killed John (or William) Roberts, a bullock driver outside of Maryborough on approximately 10 October 1850. Bobby (1) Aboriginal person Along with Yorky (1), Jimmy (2) and Billy (7), alleged to have robbed a miner name John Thompson at Yengarie Creek, near Tooth's meat-curing establishment outside Maryborough on 11 April 1866. Also alleged, along with Blue Jacket, Yorky (1) and Johnny (6) to have robbed Mary Eisentrager the same day at her hut on Myrtle Creek. Name Role/Status/Position Notes Tools Bourse, Martin Worker/labourer A German labourer whose house at Maryborough was robbed by Aboriginal people on 25 January 1867. Browne, Reginald Spencer Journalist Sub-editor on the Townsville Herald in 1877 and editor of the Cooktown Herald in 1878. He wrote extensively about deaths on the Palmer River gold eld. By a colleague's account, Browne accompanied the NMP on some of their patrols, so presumably had rst hand knowledge of unlawful killings. From his Australian Dictionary of Biography entry by H.J. Sumners (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/browne-reginald-spencer-5394): "Reginald Spencer Browne (1856-1943), journalist and soldier, was born at Oaklands, Appin, New South Wales, on 13 July 1856, son of William James Merrick Shawe Browne, pastoralist, and his wife Rachel, née Broad. His father, a native-born scion of an already old Australian family, was superintending o cer of Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps in 1854. Educated at Appin, at Corowa and in England, Browne became a journalist and precociously published slim volumes of verse in 1874-75 from the o ces of the Deniliquin Pastoral Times and the Albury Banner. He was a sub-editor on the Townsville Herald in 1877 and editor of the Cooktown Herald in 1878. When Sir Thomas McIlwraith arranged a cabinet syndicate to control the Observer in 1881, Browne moved to Brisbane as its editor and married Violet Edith Fanny Sutton of Maryborough on 13 October. She died soon afterwards. Browne joined the Brisbane Courier in 1882 and stayed there for nearly all his working life. As associate editor of the Queenslander, he discovered and encouraged the poet George Essex Evans. Commissioned in the Queensland Mounted Infantry on 20 December 1887, he was said to have found work brie y on the London press to facilitate military study. He published Romances of the Gold eld and Bush, a volume of slight prose sketches, in London in 1890. Browne commanded a ying column of his regiment in western Queensland during the shearers' strike of 1891 but was, nevertheless, always sympathetic to trade-unionism.