Biographical entry Fryar, William (1828 - 1912)
- Born
- 25 January 1828
Wellington, Northumberland, United Kingdom - Died
- 22 December 1912
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Parliamentarian, Public servant, Surveyor and Mining inspector
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 Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, p. 223. Also available at 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, vol. 3, Published for the Society by Warwick & Sapsford, Brisbane, 1886, pp. 129-136. Details
Online Resources
- 'Fryar, William (1828-1912)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465804. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 17 October 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011