Beardmore, Edwin James, MBE (Eddie)
Personal
Birth Date:
18 January 1891 (Winton, Victoria)
Death Date:
8 April 1985 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Henry Beardmore and Annie Agnes (nee Lee)
Family:
Isabella Caroline Marsh on 29 April 1920, 1 son, 5 daughters
Education:
Leneva State School, Victoria
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Stockman, Dunlop Station, Darling River, 1913; Stock dealer, St George, 1914 to 1916; Stockman, Mitchell, 1916; Purchased 'Benambra', Mitchell, 1917; Purchased 'Rosehill', St George in 1922, and 'Glenmuir', Mitchell in 1935
Local Government Service:
Councillor, Balonne Shire Council (15 years); Deputy Chairman, Balonne Shire Council (8 years)
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Balonne | 3 Aug 1957 | 17 May 1969 | Did not contest |
Additional Information
Notes:
Mr Beardmore retired in 1969 after a serious car accident. The EJ Beardmore Dam, situated 17 kilometres north-east of St George on Lake Kajarabie, is named in his honour - as are hospitals, streets and schools in the Balonne electorate. Life membership, Country Party, Rockhampton; Mr Beardore had a rare gift for story-telling and wrote many poems. One such poem was called 'He was not a bad bloke'
Sources:
Image sourced from HM Ferguson, A History of Tara and District: 1840-1960; Courier-Mail, 'Former MLA for Balonne dies', 10 April 1985; Legge, JS, Who's Who in Australia, XXIInd edition, 1977 (Melbourne, Vic: The Herald and Weekly Times Limited); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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