Lewis Lloyd (27 September 1842 – 12 February 1902) was a Welsh-born Australian mining entrepreneur and politician.
Lewis Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for West Macquarie | |
| In office July 1884 – 17 February 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hellyer |
| Succeeded by | Fergus Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Lloyd 27 September 1842 Wales |
| Died | 12 February 1902 (aged 59) Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Resting place | Waverley Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Mary Ann Jones
(m. 1865; died 1901) |
| Children | Eleven |
| Occupation | Mine and smelter operator |
| Known for | Lloyd's Mine, Burraga |
Business career edit
Lloyd was trained at a smelter at Caermarthen, Wales. Lloyd migrated to New South Wales in 1863 to work at the copper smelter at Cadia. According to his obituary, he was a Welsh language speaker and could not speak English at the time of his emigration. Lloyd was able to use his expertise in copper smelting to obtain an interest in copper mining ventures.[1] In at least one of his earlier ventures, he was in partnership with Saul Samuel.[2] He went on to become a well-known mining entrepreneur and was known as the "Copper King".[3]
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In 1874, he built a copper smelter at Lithgow,[5][6] which he located near the Eskbank Colliery so that he could use otherwise unsaleable fine coal (then known as 'slack' coal) to fire his furnaces. His was the first of three copper smelters established in Lithgow, during the 19th century, to make use of 'slack' coal as a fuel.[7] He was said to have had, at one time, 38 reverberatory smelting furnaces—of his own distinctive design—in operation in various parts of New South Wales, [8] including at Currawang.[9]
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His fortune came mainly from his sole ownership of the copper mine at Burraga—known as 'Lloyd's Mine'—which he bought in 1879. He was also involved in other copper mines in the Central West of New South Wales, at Cow Flat, Coombing Park, and Ophir.[3][1][10][11] In 1899, he sold his interest in the mine at Burraga to an English company for £100,000.[12]
Political career edit
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1884 for West Macquarie; re-elected in 1885, he did not recontest in 1887.[3] His political career was undistinguished; a quiet man by nature, who did not like speaking in public, he was described as an "exemplary silent member".[13][8][14]
Family and homes edit
Lewis Lloyd was the son of William Lloyd. In 1865, he married Mary Ann Jones, with whom he had eleven children.[3]
During the time that he was the sole proprietor of the Burraga mine, he lived at 'Glendower', a two-storey house of sixteen rooms, on Vale Road—now Lloyds Road—South Bathurst. Years after he had sold it, on Christmas Day in 1913, this house was destroyed in a notorious fire.[15][16][17]
He had a home in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, from at least the 1890s, living first at 'Mylorn', in Bondi Road, Waverley.[18][19] His last home was 'Dalston', 21 Jersey Road—formerly Point Piper Road—in Woollahra.[13][20][21][22]
Death edit
Lewis Lloyd died at his home in 1902. At the time of his death, his estate was valued at £103,565, less £10,856 for probate duty,[3][1][23][13] but some were surprised that he had not left more.[24] His grave lies in Waverley Cemetery.[1] His wife, Mary Ann, died in 1901.[22]
He is commemorated as one of the 'Pillars of Bathurst'—in a commemorative public garden at Bathurst,[5][25]— by Lloyd Road in South Bathurst,[15] and by Lloyd Street in the now sleepy hamlet of Burraga.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "The late Mr. Lewis Lloyd". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Jack, Ian. "The Icely Family and Coombing Park, near Carcoar" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "Mr Lewis Lloyd (1842-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "INDUSTRIAL LITHGOW". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 1 April 1903. p. 798. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Pillars of Bathurst Project | Your Say Bathurst Region". yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Random notes. - by a wandering reporter. Ix. The esk bank copper smelting works". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1874. Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Brown, Jim W. BENT BACKS - An illustrated social and technological history of the Western Coalfields. Lithgow, N.S.W.: Portland - Wallarawang Rotary Club. p. 99.
- ^ a b "The Late Mr. Lewis Lloyd". The Bathurst Post. 15 February 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "A ramble through Collector and Currawang". The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle. 23 September 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Iain, Stuart. "History of Lloyds Copper Mine and the Township of Burraga". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Cow Flat Copper Mine | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Burraga". Lithgow Mercury. 20 April 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c "Death of Mr. Lewis Lloyd". The Australian Star. 13 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Bench and Bar". The Truth. 18 March 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Time Warp – Feb 1 – Bathurst City Life". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "DISASTROUS FIRE". Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931). 3 January 1914. p. 14. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "THE GLENDOWER FIRE - The Bathurst Times (NSW : 1909 - 1925) - 8 Jan 1914". Trove. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Burglaries, &c". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime. 20 January 1897. p. 21. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Woollahra Municipal Council. "Local history fast facts - J". www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Death of Mr. Lewis Lloyd". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Family Notices". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 14 September 1901. p. 703. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The critic". The Truth. 13 April 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Personal gossip". The Critic. 19 April 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Pillars of Bathurst Commemorative Garden | Monument Australia". www.monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.