Australian History

[user 4386]

Apologies for going missing. Moving house to another town. Glad you got it going again.

 

[Manpa]

Who am I, I met my death at the hand of Qld natives.

I was part of a thirteen man team

I was born in Guernsey in the Channel Isles

I arrived in Sydney in 1840

I was a surveyor and talented artist.

 

[Bush Chook]

Manpa - I reckon it might be Edmund Kennedy?

 

[Manpa]

Bush Chook, you should be positive, no might be about it. It is Edmund Kennedy, short life in Oz, only eight years.

Over to you.

 

[Bush Chook]

Cheers Manpa!

Here we go:

Although born in England, I am an Australian inventor.

 

[Manpa]

Sir George Alfred Julius, inventor of the automatic totaliser.

 

[Bush Chook]

No cigar Manpa.

 

[Bush Chook]

I am buried in Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, although my inventing was done in another part of Australia.

 

[Manpa]

Richard Bowyer Smith, plough and farm implements

 

[Bush Chook]

Spot on Manpa! That was quick.

Specifically, the 'stump jump plough', for which he was awarded a prize by the S.A. govt of 500 pounds in 1882.

Back to you.

 

[Manpa]

Who am I, I am an inventor, nearly every rural property would have one of my inventions or derivative of.

 

[Manpa]

Who am I, I am an inventor, nearly every rural property would have one of my inventions or derivative of.

I established my business in Warnambool

 

[Bush Chook]

I'll go for Henry Sutton.

 

[Manpa]

Nope Bush Chook.

I hold a number of patents relating to my inventions and have an interest in pumps.

 

[Bush Chook]

Bill Downing.

 

[Manpa]

Sorry Bush Chook, incorrect

I eventually moved my business back to Melb to be closer to supply of materials and ready labour.

 

[Manpa]

I was born 21st 1850 in Middlesex England.

 

[StoneTheCrows]

Lawrence Hargrave

 

[StoneTheCrows]

Second guess
James Alston

 

[Manpa]

second guess is correct STC. Alston was a major provider and designer of various types of Windmills used on rural properties.

Over to you.