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The Hon. Walter Ernest WEARNE (1867 - 1931)

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Date of Birth: 02/09/1867
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 17/01/1931
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Barwon 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Namoi 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1927 2 years 3 months 9 days
Secretary for Lands and Minister for Forests 13 Apr 1922 17 Jun 1925 3 years 2 months 5 days
Member for Namoi 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3 years 25 days
Secretary for Lands and Minister for Forests 20 Dec 1921 20 Dec 1921 1 day
Member for Namoi 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Member for Namoi 14 Apr 1917 18 Feb 1920 2 years 10 months 5 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 14 Apr 1917 18 Sep 1930 13 years 5 months 5 days
Political Party Activity
Independent. Formed a country committee in 1917-1920 Parliament. Progressive Party, 1920. Leader 1920 - 1922. Nationalist Party from 1922. Deputy Leader 1922 - 1925.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Auctioneer and agent, farmer and grazier. Educated at Cleveland Street Superior and Inverell and Bingara Public Schools; worked in father's sawmill; auctioneer and commercial agent since c.1888, also government and municipal valuer; council clerk at Bingara Shire c.1890-1910; established Bingara's first stock yards in 1892; acquired first land in 1903, Beaufort, which built up to a 5000 acre holding by 1920, sheep and wheat; secretary of Bingara District Hospital in 1897; executive member of Farmers and Settlers' Association 1909-1922, vice president 1913-1916, 1920-1922, supporter of New States Movement in 1922; temperance.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of James Teare Wearne, flourmiller, and Emily Dengate. Married (1) Clara Louisa Bridger on 16 November 1887 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Married (2) Alice May Capel, grazier, at Barraba in 1895 and had issue, 1 daughter and 4 sons. Methodist. Funeral at Rookwood crematorium from Bondi Junction Methodist church. His uncle, Joseph Wearne, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Additional Information
Wearne Papers: National Library of Australia, ANL MS 2775

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