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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-17 human Annette Alafaci updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004811b.htm person Fryar William AACR2 25 January 1828 22 December 1912 Place of Birth Wellington, Northumberland, United Kingdom Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Parliamentarian Public servant Surveyor Mining inspector 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. 1853 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 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

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 Fryar, William (1828-1912)

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 'Fryar, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fryar, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On the Mineral Resources of Kilkivan, Wide Bay, and on the Recent Discovery of Cobalt Ore in that District Fryar, W. On the Mineral Resources of Kilkivan, Wide Bay, and on the Recent Discovery of Cobalt Ore in that District Brisbane Published for the Society by Warwick & Sapsford 1886 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 3 129-136 Book Section: Fryar, William (1828-1912), politician, surveyor and mining inspector Stoodley, June Fryar, William (1828-1912), politician, surveyor and mining inspector Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1972 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J Douglas Pike 223