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 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