Mr John ESTELL (1861 - 1928)**

Date of Birth: 20/06/1861 Place of Birth: Minmi, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 18/10/1928 Place of Death: Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Council 11 Apr 1899 19 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 2mth(s) 9day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 8 April 1899. Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 3 Jul 1901 13 Feb 1922 20yr(s) 7mth(s) 11day(s) Member of the NSW Legislative Council 26 Apr 1922 18 Oct 1928 6yr(s) 5mth(s) 23day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 14 February 1922. Member for Wallsend 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Waratah 6 Aug 1904 19 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Waratah 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Waratah 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Wallsend 3 Mar 1917 18 Feb 1920 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 16day(s) 24th (1917 - 1920) Member for Newcastle 20 Mar 1920 13 Feb 1922 1yr(s) 10mth(s) 25day(s) 25th (1920 - 1922) Minister for Labour and Industry 29 Jan 1914 31 Oct 1916 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 3day(s) Secretary for Mines 15 Mar 1915 31 Oct 1916 1yr(s) 7mth(s) 17day(s) Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Railways 13 Apr 1920 10 Oct 1921 1yr(s) 5mth(s) 28day(s) Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Railways 20 Dec 1921 13 Apr 1922 3mth(s) 25day(s) Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. Conditional Purchase by Mrs Anne Rouse, in the Parish of Kahibah Committee No.13 19 Aug 1902 9 Oct 1902 1mth 21days 19th (1901 - 1904) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.15 2 Sep 1902 20 Dec 1902 3mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) Moss Vale Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.12 10 Aug 1905 24 Aug 1905 15days 20th (1904 - 1907) The New Redhead Estate and Coal Company Limited Transfer Bill Committee No.14 24 Aug 1905 29 Aug 1905 6days 20th (1904 - 1907) Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association Bill Committee No.20 2 Nov 1905 8 Nov 1905 7days 20th (1904 - 1907) Printing Committee No.4 24 Oct 1907 19 Dec 1907 1mth 26days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.5 13 Mar 1908 10 Apr 1908 29days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 5 Aug 1908 18 Dec 1908 4mths 14days 21st (1907 - 1910) Great Northern Coal Company’s Railway Bill Committee No.7 8 Sep 1908 30 Sep 1908 23days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910) Lease Conversion and Law Amendment Bill Committee No.7 10 Aug 1909 9 Dec 1909 3mths 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 28 Jun 1910 19 Aug 1910 1mth 23days 21st (1907 - 1910) Lease Conversion and Law Amendment Bill Committee No.7 7 Jul 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 14days 21st (1907 - 1910) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 16 Nov 1910 16 Nov 1910 1day 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 30 Nov 1910 23 Dec 1910 24days 22nd (1910 - 1913) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 16 May 1911 16 May 1911 1day 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 30 May 1911 13 Jul 1911 1mth 14days 22nd (1910 - 1913) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 29 Aug 1911 29 Aug 1911 1day 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 12 Sep 1911 27 Mar 1911 22nd (1910 - 1913) Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.14 10 Oct 1911 22 Nov 1911 1mth 13days 22nd (1910 - 1913) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 23 Jul 1912 23 Jul 1912 1day 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 7 Aug 1912 4 Dec 1912 3mths 28days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Newcastle Iron and Steel Works Bill Committee No.11 10 Oct 1912 31 Oct 1912 22days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 6 Aug 1913 15 Oct 1913 2mths 10days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Application of Micheal Devitt for a Mining Lease at the Peaks Committee No. 11 10 Aug 1915 13 Apr 1916 8mths 4days 23rd (1913 - 1917)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP), whip from 1904 until 1914; opposed conscription.

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1902

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Miner. Educated at Rydal, Wallerawang and Bathurst Public Schools. At age 17 became an engine cleaner in the Railway Department and an engine driver in the colliery at Minmi by 1882. Became assistant superintendent with Citizen's Life Assurance Company 1900 until 1901. Director of Northumberland Building and Investment Society, Newcastle. Secretary of Wallsend Miners Lodge from 1894. President of the Colliery Employees Federation 1897 until 1899. President of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Fire Brigade. Patron and President of the Plattsburgh Mechanics Institute. Member of the Committee of the Wallsend Mining District Hospital. Member of Wallsend Jockey Club. Freemason. Good Templar; Druid. Recreational interests include cricket and sports.

Military Service

Served with Wallsend Volunteers, 4th Regiment in 1885

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Plattsburg from 1888 until 1901, Mayor in 1891, 1897, 1899

Personal

Son of Robert Estell, coalminer, and his wife Rebecca Thompson. Married Alicia Jane Kirk on 10 September 1885 and they had 3 daughters and 5 sons. Methodist.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8

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