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Mr Joseph WEARNE (1832 - 1884)

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Date of Birth: 19/08/1832
Place of Birth: St Levan, Cornwall, England
Date of Death: 08/06/1884
Place of Death: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Central Cumberland 08 Jan 1875 12 Jun 1875 5 months 5 days
Drummond Copper Mining Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.31 18 May 1874 25 Jun 1874 1 month 8 days
Wharf Accommodation, Sydney Harbour Committee No.30 29 Apr 1874 25 Jun 1874 1 month 28 days
Sydney United Omnibus Company’s Tramways Bill Committee No.17 19 Nov 1873 25 Jun 1874 7 months 7 days
Refreshment Room No.4 10 Sep 1873 25 Jun 1874 9 months 16 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 09 Sep 1873 09 Sep 1873 1 day
Fire Brigades Bill Committee No.25 14 Feb 1873 25 Apr 1873 2 months 12 days
Goulburn Volunteer Corps Committee No.22 07 Feb 1873 22 Apr 1873 2 months 16 days
Claim of Mr Stephen Scholey Committee No.20 04 Feb 1873 21 Apr 1873 2 months 18 days
Telegraphic Communication Committee No.17 17 Dec 1872 24 Apr 1873 4 months 8 days
Permissive Liquor Bill Committee No.12 22 Nov 1872 12 Feb 1873 2 months 22 days
Patents Committee No.10 19 Nov 1872 14 Mar 1873 3 months 24 days
Wharf Accommodation, Sydney Harbour Committee No.7 13 Nov 1872 24 Apr 1873 5 months 12 days
Refreshment Room No.5 06 Nov 1872 05 Mar 1873 4 months
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 05 Nov 1872 05 Nov 1872 1 day
Refreshment Room No.5 12 Jun 1872 13 Aug 1872 2 months 2 days
Member for West Sydney 15 Feb 1872 28 Nov 1874 2 years 9 months 14 days
Parramatta Gas Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.8 07 Dec 1871 14 Dec 1871 8 days
Charges Against the Collector of Customs Committee No.19 28 Feb 1871 22 Jun 1871 3 months 26 days
Water Supply – Sydney and Suburbs Committee No.23 08 Apr 1870 03 May 1870 26 days
Sale of Liquors Licensing Act Amendment Bill Committee No.21 01 Apr 1870 03 May 1870 1 month 3 days
Sydney Infirmary Committee No.14 01 Mar 1870 22 Apr 1870 1 month 25 days
Member for West Sydney 09 Dec 1869 03 Feb 1872 2 years 1 month 26 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 09 Dec 1869 12 Jun 1875 5 years 6 months 4 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Flour miller. Arrived in Sydney with family as bounty immigrants on 12 February 1849. Family went to the Victorian goldfields, then settled at Liverpool, New South Wales, c.1853, where father leased a flour mill and ran a bakery. By 1860 was in Sydney and opened flour mills in partnership and prospered. By early 1870s was a partner in paper manufacturing business and trustee of several building societies; speculated in mining shares. Became bankrupt in 1875, discharged in 1876. Was known as a 'kind and conscientous employer' building hot showers and Turkish baths for workers. By early 1870s was also a member of the committee Benevolent Society; director of Protestant Hall. Supported Protestant Political Association. Joined Loyal Orange Institution in 1869 but did not attack Catholicism publicly; Freemason; held office in Sons of Temperance but not a teetotaller. Leading Methodist. Returned to Liverpool in early 1880's.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Eldest son of Joseph Wearne, miller of yeoman stock, and Susannah Rogers. Married Isabella Caldwell on 21 January 1857 at Parramatta and had issue, 3 daughters and 3 sons. Methodist. His nephew, Walter Wearne, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Additional Information

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