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William Hemmant

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He travelled to England to marry Lucy Ground on 20 September 1866, and returned to Brisbane early the next year. In 1869 he built Eldernell House (named for a settlement in Cambridgeshire, near his wife's birthplace) which is now the home of the
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in 1864 was said by some to have started in the Stewart and Hemmant shop, and the two gave evidence during a colonial inquiry into the fire. Nonetheless, the two built a successful department store and clothing manufactury.
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in 1873. He served as Colonial Treasurer from 1874 to 1876. He is credited with producing four badges as candidates for the
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After he left politics in 1876, he returned to England with his family, settling in
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Hemmant was a director of the Australian Bank of Commerce and an alderman on the
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William Hemmant died on 20 September 1916, his 50th wedding anniversary.
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in the Legislative Assembly in 1871, and successfully contested
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the following year, where he established a drapery shop with
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He built a house called Bulimba in 63:8 January 1874 â€“ 5 June 1876 7: 528: 526: 524: 522: 520: 432:. 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Index

The Hon

Treasurer of Queensland
Joshua Bell
James Dickson
Bulimba
Queensland Legislative Assembly
East Moreton
Samuel Griffith
Henry Jordan
Queensland Legislative Assembly
Bulimba
James Johnston
Kirkgate, Yorkshire
Sevenoaks
Kent
Sir James Atkin
George Hemmant
Draper
goldminer
surveyor
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Kirkgate, Yorkshire
Ballarat
Victoria
gold rush
Brisbane
Alexander Stewart
Great Fire of Brisbane
Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane

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