Biographical entry Fryar, William (1828 - 1912)

Summary

William Fryar like many others of the colonial era had a highly varied career. Initially he worked as a licensed surveyor in Queensland and in 1874 joined the Queensland Legislative Assembly. In 1877 he resigned and returned to surveying and also took up a directorship with the Queensland Evangelical Standard newspaper. Fryer was later appointed the first Queensland inspector of mines.

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Events

1853

Life event - Arrived in Australia (Queensland)

1864 - 1882

Career position - Licensed Surveyor with the Queensland Lands Department (multiple non-successive posts)

1874 - 1877

Career position - Independent Member for East Moreton in the Legislative Assembly

1875 - 1876

Career position - Secretary for Public Lands

1882 - 1904

Career position - First Queensland Inspector of Mines

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions

• Collins, David, Chemistry in Australia Bibliography, eScholarship Research Centre, 2009, http://www.eoas.info/ciab.html. Details

Book Sections

• Stoodley, June, 'Fryar, William (1828-1912)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 4 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1972), p. 223. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040247b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Fryar, W., 'On the Mineral Resources of Kilkivan, Wide Bay, and on the Recent Discovery of Cobalt Ore in that District', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 3 (1886), 129-136. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8009456. Details
• 'Fryar, William (1828-1912)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465804. Details