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Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Lempriere Family
... ... Australian Council of Wool Buyers...Lempriere Peter Lempriere Rozel Lempriere William Henry Lempriere Kathleen Lempriere Audley Raoul Sportspeople Greene Adelaide Lempriere Geoffrey Dougall Diana Lempriere William Lempriere Ben Australian Council of Wool Buyers Federation of Australian Wool Organisations Lempriere Lisa Lempriere Kristine Persse Michael Collins Document Lempriere Family ...Five items about the Lempriere family: 1/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) research noting their land holdings, taken from the rate books over period 1858-1892. It shows us that John Thompson Lempriere was also Mayor in 1903. 2/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) notes about Thomas Henry Lempriere and William Geo Lempriere. 3/Photocopied photograph of 'Greenmeadows' on Lemprieres' cow paddock – undated and unknown. 4/Copy of article written by Michael Collins Perse from The Sydney Morning Herald 12/01/2009 on Michael Raoul Lempriere, 'Wool Industry Leader', 11/11/1936-01/10/2008, a descendant of Caulfield's Lempriere family. The article gives a short history of the family involvement in the wool industry. A short family tree history and more about Michael's early life and then his own family and business life. 5/A reprinted family tree from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for the Lempriere family by Justin J Corfield.lempriere thomas h., greenmeadows house, lempriere james, balaclava road, lempriere t.e., hotham street, lempriere john thompson, inkerman street, lempriere carlotta, lempriere mary, lempriere estele, lempriere jane, orrong road, lempriere william, george lempriere, monteiro d’almedin charles charles, stables, outbuildings, graziers, mansions, caulfield common school, committees of management, st marys, blake & riggall solicitors, ratebooks, greenmeadows, cow paddocks, lempriere michael raoul, lempriere bros, lempriere pty. ltd., lempriere peter, lempriere rozel, lempriere william henry, lempriere kathleen, lempriere audley raoul, sportspeople, greene adelaide, lempriere geoffrey, dougall diana, lempriere william, lempriere ben, australian council of wool buyers, federation of australian wool organisations, lempriere lisa, lempriere kristine, persse michael collins -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage CollectionPhotograph - gelatin silver photograph, Jonathan Binns Were, c. 1880
... Council Art & Heritage Collection Corner Wilson and Carpenter Streets Brighton melbourne Jonathan Binns Were (1809-1885) was born in Somerset, England on 25 April 1809. Before he migrated to Australia in 1839, he worked with colonial merchants and bankers Collins & Co. in Plymouth. Initially trading under his own name, he formed Were & Co. with his brother George and his brother-in-law, Robert Stevenson Dunsford, then, after 1861, JB Were & Son. Were’s were importers, exporters and agents for shipping, land, cattle, sheep and wool; gold brokers and buyers ...Jonathan Binns Were (1809-1885) was born in Somerset, England on 25 April 1809. Before he migrated to Australia in 1839, he worked with colonial merchants and bankers Collins & Co. in Plymouth. Initially trading under his own name, he formed Were & Co. with his brother George and his brother-in-law, Robert Stevenson Dunsford, then, after 1861, JB Were & Son. Were’s were importers, exporters and agents for shipping, land, cattle, sheep and wool; gold brokers and buyers (after 1851); and share dealers (after 1853). Were went bankrupt twice in 1843 and 1857, the former connected with his association with Henry Dendy and the Brighton subdivision. Were lived in Brighton at Moorabbin House and represented Brighton in the Legislative Assembly in 1856-57. In 1865 Were became the first chairman of the Melbourne Stock Exchange; he was the first president of the Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of many public and private institutions and companies. He was Port Phillip’s first Justice of the Peace; and organiser of the 1881 Melbourne Exhibition. He was knighted by the Kings of Sweden and Denmark.portrait, j.b. were, jonathan binns were, merchant, policitian, melbourne stock exchange, justice of the peace, victorian legislative assembly, stockbroker, c.m.c, m.l.a., j.p., a. bonville were
