Person
Reymond, Joseph Bernard (1834 - 1918)
- Born
- 3 May 1834
Chabaud, France - Died
- 20 September 1918
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Vigneron
Summary
Joseph Reymond had a flour-mill and sawmills at Forbes, New South Wales, and was one of the first irrigationists in the district. He established a vineyard on his 320 acre selection, Champsaur. He had many trees planted in Forbes and initiated the laying out of the botanical gardens.
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Born 3 May 1834. Died 20 September 1918. Bachelor of letters. Arrived in Australia 1857, prospected for gold 1857-62, built a sawmill in Forbes 1862, made machines to cut shingles and felloes for markets in Orange and Bathurst, successfully grew hay and vegetables ca 1865, took up a selection, Champsaur, 1866, grew wheat and established a flour mill, established a vineyard and a very large orchard and in 1886 began commercial production of wine. He was largely responsible for Forbes's first water supply when a weir across the Lachlan River was built in 1884. Mayor of Forbes 1883-84, represented Ashburnham in the Legislative assembly 1895-1904 and in 1900 he led a deputation to Sydney that resulted in the building of Forbes Hospital of which he was one of the three original trustees.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Reymond, M. B. ; Reymond, N., 'Reymond, Joseph Bernard (1834-1918)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 21-22. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060027b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19877814. Details
- 'Reymond, Joseph Bernard (1834-1918)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463122. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018