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Fryar, William (1828 - 1912)
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Parliamentarian, Public servant, Surveyor and Mining inspector
Born: 25 January 1828  Wellington, Northumberland, United Kingdom.  Died: 22 December 1912  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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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1853Arrived in Australia (Queensland)
1864 - 1882Licenced Surveyor with the Queensland Lands Department (multiple non-successive posts)
1874 - 1877Independent Member for East Moreton in the Legislative Assembly
1875 - 1876Secretary for Public Lands
1882 - 1904First Queensland Inspector of Mines

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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