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Lukin, Gresley (1840 - 1916)

Public servant

Born: 21 November 1840 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Died: 12 September 1916 Wellington, New Zealand.

Gresley Lukin co-patented a process for the manufacture of sugar from juice without lime in 1877. He had a varied life which involved two years study as an engineer, acting, several clerk positions, and editor of several newspapers including the Brisbane Courierand the Queenslander.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1865 - 1868 Recording Clerk at Maranoa Land Office at Roma, Queensland
1868 - 1871 Chief Clerk at the Lands Department in Brisbane
1871 - 1873 Chief clerk of the Supreme Court of Queensland
1873 - 1880 Editor of the Brisbane Courier and the Queenslander
1881 - 1884 Moved to Melbourne
1884 - 1890 Manager of a New South Wales tin-mining company
1890 - 1892 Bought and ran the Boomerang paper
1893 - 1896 Parliamentary Reporter on the Evening Post in Wellington, New Zealand
1896 - Editor of the Evening Post

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 17 October 2006
Modified: 18 October 2006

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