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The Woolshed: People

There are many thousands of people whose lives were touched by Jondaryan Station, location of the Jondaryan Woolshed. These are just some of the people - a full database of people working on the station will be available in the archival centre at Jondaryan Woolshed in late March.

HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh

Son of Queen Victoria, whose visit to Jondaryan Station was an unmitigated disaster

J M Andrew

Owner and manager of Jondaryan Station, 1845-1854. Built the first shearing shed at Jondaryan in 1846

Adam Bates and John Englehart

These two great friends held a two-month competition in 1873 to see who could wash the most sheep. Englehart won with 11,772. Bates washed 10,586.

James Chatman

Carpenter and convict, entrusted with the task of getting the first rams for Jondaryan

Keturah Chatman

First white woman to give birth at Jondaryan Station

Charles Coxen

First owner of Jondaryan Station, uncle of Henry Coxen

Henry Coxen

First manager of Jondaryan Station, nephew of Charles Coxen. Died 1915, aged 92.

Stephen Coxen

Brother of Charles, who supplied the original ewes for the Jondaryan flock

Henry Dennis

Travelled from Liverpool Plains district in New South Wales in 1840 to select land for three men including Charles Coxen

William Graham

Manager of Jondaryan Station, 1863-1870

William Kent I

Co-owner of Jondaryan Station 1858-1894, partner to Weinholt

William Kent III

Grandson of William Kent I who became manager of Jondaryan Station following Charles Williams

James Mires

Blacksmith at Jondaryan Station 1886-1883. He constructed a windmill to pump water from local wells

Rutledge family

Latter day owners of Jondaryan Station. Donated the Jondaryan Woolshed to the people of the district

John Schell

Jondaryan Station wheelwright, worked with James Mires.

Tooth Brothers

Early owners of Jondaryan Station

Warraby

A New South Wales Aboriginal who guided Henry Dennis. His skills are acknowledged to have made the trip a success.

Edward Weinholt

Co-owner of Jondaryan Station 1858-1894, partner to William Kent I. His brief intervention in management in 1890 resulted in industrial action

James Charles White

Architect of the Jondaryan Woolshed and manager of Jondaryan Station, 1856-1861. He gained design experience working with the Colonial Architect's office in Sydney. He designed several other local buildings including St Ann's Church. He was also elected to the first Queensland Parliament.

Ann White

Daughter of Charles White, married Charles Williams.

Charles Williams

Nephew of William Kent I, manager of Jondaryan Station, 1870-1913. His deal with the union during the 1891 Shearers' Strike kept Jondaryan out of the strike.

 

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