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838 Sir Joseph Palmer, K.C.M.G. (1842-1901), New South Wales legislator, was born at Muswellbrook, N.S.W. In 1842. He enter*] Parliament In 1880, was Secretary for Mines In the Stuart Government from 1883 to 1885, and later Secretary for Lands In the Dlbbs Ministry, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales from 1890 to June 1900. member of the Federal Conventions of 1891 and 1897-8, and for many years Chairman of Directors of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. He was created Knight Bachelor in 1892, and K.C.MG. In 1895. Sometime Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in New South Wales.

AOVZW, Son. Sir James Wilson, K.C.MG. (1815-1901), Tasmanian politician. He was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, In 1838, took his M.D. at Glasgow in 1839, and practised his pro- fession at Hobart for many years. From March 1886 to March 1887 he was Premier and Chief Secretary of Tasmania.

AYGA8, John Koward (1823-1904), pioneer, pastorallst, politician and philanthropist. He was a son of George Fife Angas, one of the founders of the Province of South Australia, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and in 1843 settled in South Australia where he owned large estates. He was known for his munificence and public spirit, and endowed the Chair of Chemistry (£6,000) In 1884, and founded an Engineering Scholarship (£4,000) in 1878 at the University of Adelaide. Died at Colllngrove, South Australia. See The Life of John Howard Angas, by the Rev. H. T. Burgess, LL.D.

ABOKBB, Archibald (1820-1902), Queensland pastorallst and politician, born in Fife, Scotland, was well known as a pioneer pastorallst of the Rockhampton district, where he settled In 1860. For many years he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, and from January 1882 to November 1883 was Colonial Treasurer and Secretary for Public Instruction.

ABCHSJft Thomas, C.M.G (1823-1905), Queensland pastorallst, was born at Glasgow, Scotland, 27th February, 1823, came to New South Wales In 1839, and in 1847 went to Queensland where he became a pioneer in the pastoral industry. (During his absence from the colony In 1853 his brothers Charles and William explored what was afterwards Gracemere station, and discovered and named the Fitzroy river: See P. 60). Thomas Archer was some time Agent-General for Queensland in England. William Archer dramatic critic and author, is his son.

BABTOIT, George Burnett (1836-1901), barrister-at-law, historian and litterateur. He was an eminent Australian publicist and at one time Editor of the New Zealand Jurist. In addition to much work relating to the history of Australia, he contributed to journals and magazines, and was the author of Literature of New South Wale* (Sydney 1866), Poet* and Pro** Writer* •f New South Wale* (Sydney 1866), and HUtory of New South Wale* from the Record*. vol. I. (1783-89). He was the elder brother of Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, and now a Justice of the High Court of Australia.

BBfiL, Bon. James (1836-1908), politician and merchant, arrived in Victoria in 1867. He founded the firm of James Bell & Co., grain mer- chants and coal Importers, was member of the Victorian Legislative