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Auctioneer

Occupation - Auctioneer
Bowden, Thomas Wheaton
Bradley, Walter
Brown, A Campbell
Cohen, Edward Aaron
Dawes, HH
Dudley, Herbert Joseph
Gorman, John Valentine
Hardie & Gorman
Harley, Robert
Hooker, Leslie Joseph
Howe, John
Inglis, William
Kelly, Thomas Hussey
Kiss, George
Lang, Jack
Lyons, Samuel
Mills, John Yelverton
Mitchell, Francis
Mobbs, George
Newton, Charles
Pritchard, William
Simmons, Joseph
1830 - 1832
Stanton, Richard
Stubbs, RF
Wearne, Reginald James
Withers, George

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Auctioneer

Bowden, Thomas Wheaton

Ironmonger whose career also diversified into sugar production, land sales and auctioneering.

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Bradley, Walter

Auctioneer and politician who arrived in Sydney with little money before working at an auction house and then starting his own business. He became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was an alderman and mayor at Randwick Council. He became the subject of scrutiny in the Sydney press in 1892, when his wife petitioned for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty.

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Brown, A Campbell

Shipping agent and merchant.

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Cohen, Edward Aaron

Merchant, parliamentarian and Jewish community leader who emigrated to Sydney and managed his father's wholesale grocery firm on George Street. He moved to Melbourne in 1842 and became an auctioneer and then moved to Sydney before returning to Melbourne again. In the late 1840s, he acquired land at Haslams Creek in Rookwood. In August 1862 the government purchased 200 acres of Cohen's land at Haslams Creek for 2000 pounds to turn into Rookwood Cemetery.

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Dawes, HH

Land agent in partnership with Jack Lang in Auburn from 1901.

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Dudley, Herbert Joseph

Land developer and auctioneer who developed large area of crown land at Maroubra as residential areas and provided community services and facilities to encourage growth. His association dated from family holidays at Long Bay in the 1890s when he realised the potential of the area if it was gradually unlocked with better tram services and roads.

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Gorman, John Valentine

Auctioneer and surveyor who was active in Woollahra community and council in the 1860s.

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Hardie & Gorman

Estate agents and auctioneers.

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Harley, Robert

Real estate agent at Auburn.

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Hooker, Leslie Joseph

Businessman of Chinese heritage who founded his real estate business in 1928 with his first office in Maroubra.

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Howe, John

Early settler at Windsor who was appointed Chief Constable and Coroner for the district, and among his occupations were those of bridge-building, keeper of the ferry, settler, storekeeper and auctioneer. In 1819-1920 he led exploring parties which opened up the Upper Hunter .

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Inglis, William

Auctioneer and stock agent who began his career in the goldfields in Victoria before establishing his own auctioneering and produce firm in 1867. Inglis was known for wearing his signature top hat whilst conducting auctions.

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Kelly, Thomas Hussey

Wool broker and company director with special interest in promoting mining.

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Kiss, George

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Auctioneer who established a business on Pitt Street in Sydney and later became an alderman and mayor of Randwick Council.

Lang, Jack

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New South Wales Premier twice between 1925 and 1932.

Lyons, Samuel

Former convict who became a wealthy auctioneer and businessman.

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Mills, John Yelverton

Land developer in the Auburn area.

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Mitchell, Francis

Ship's chandler, alderman and businessman whose premises were once on the site of the Russell Hotel in George Street.

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Mobbs, George

Auctioneer.

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Newton, Charles

Auctioneer who conducted a very successful business in Pitt Street for 11 years.

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Pritchard, William

Prominent late-nineteenth century auctioneer who auctioned parts of the Johnston family's Annandale estate.

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Simmons, Joseph

Actor, a jack of all trades who frequently moved between roles. He was the Theatre Royal's first Macbeth and created the character of O'Liffey in The Currency Lass.

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Stanton, Richard

Real estate agent whose astute assessment of the market lead to his development of an integrated garden suburb at Haberfield.

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Stubbs, RF

Auctioneer in Sydney in the 1870s.

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Wearne, Reginald James

Stock and station agent from Bingara in northern New South Wales who came to Sydney as a voluntary worker or strike-breaker during the Great Strike in 1917. On August 30, 1917, he shot and killed striking carter Merv Flanagan during an altercation on Bridge Road, Camperdown. Charges against Wearne were dismissed in a coroner's court. Wearne's brother, WE Wearne, was the Member for Namoi at the time.

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Withers, George

Builder who became a wealthy auctioneer and valuer after entering parliament.

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