Person

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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Chronology

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

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Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

Book Sections

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

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