Charles Robert Haly (11 April 1816 – 26 August 1892) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Charles Haly | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett | |
| In office 4 May 1860 – 24 June 1863 Serving with Robert Mackenzie | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Edwards |
| In office 13 May 1865 – 6 April 1867 Serving with Robert Mackenzie | |
| Preceded by | John Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Ratcliffe Pring |
| In office 21 April 1869 – 23 March 1871 Serving with Ratcliffe Pring, Berkeley Moreton | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mackenzie |
| Succeeded by | John Bramston |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Leichhardt | |
| In office 12 January 1876 – 14 November 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Royds |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Robert Haly 11 April 1816 Amboise, France |
| Died | 26 August 1892 (aged 76) Dalby, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Dalby Monumental Cemetery |
| Spouse | Rosa Harpur (m.1854 d.1907) |
| Occupation | Grazier, Police magistrate |
Pastoralist edit
Haly and his brother William O'Grady Haly arrived in Australia from Newfoundland in 1838 and settled on the Hunter River before moving to the Gwydir River. From there they assembled a team of men and some 5,000 sheep and travelled north through the Logan district during the early 1840s in search of land. Shearing records indicate the Haly brothers had settled Taabinga station by 1846, at which time it was an established sheep property covering 305 square miles. Despite their early occupation of the land, the Haly brothers did not apply for a lease over Taabinga until June 1850, which was granted on 10 February 1852 for a term of 14 years. By 1853, Charles Haly was at Tamrookum in the Logan district, where he married Rosa Harpur and was to remain until at least 1854. During this time it is most likely that either William Haly or a superintendent was managing Taabinga station. When his brother William returned to England in 1859, Charles became sole lessee of Taabinga. In 1863 he acquired a freehold over 314 acres of the run and remained at the property until 1875 when he moved to Dalby.[1]
Politics edit
Charles Haly was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Burnett at the inaugural 1860 colonial election on 4 May 1860. He held the seat until the 1863 election on 24 June.[2][3][4]
On the 19 June 1861 C. R. Haly, Esq., M.P., was a witness at the Select Committee on the Native Police Force, at which he supported the work of the Native Police.[5][6]
On 15 April 1865, John Edwards, the member for Burnett, resigned. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 13 May 1865. He held the seat until 6 April 1867.[2][3]
On 6 April 1869, Robert Mackenzie, former Premier and member for Burnett, retired from politics and departed for Europe. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 21 April 1869. Haley held the seat until he resigned on 23 March 1871. John Bramston won the resulting by-election on 3 April 1871.[2][3]
On 8 December 1875, Edmund Royds, member for Leichhardt, resigned. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1876. He held the seat until 14 November 1878 (the 1878 election).[2][3]
Later life edit
Haly died in 1892 and was buried in Dalby Monumental Cemetery.[7]
Legacy edit
Haly's Taabinga Homestead was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.[1]
Haly Creek (the watercourse) and Haly Creek (the locality) are both named in Haly's honour.[8][9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Taabinga Homestead (entry 600647)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Haly, Charles Robert". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Select Committee on Native Police Force and the Condition of the Aborigines Generally (1861), Report from the Select Committee on the Native Police Force and the Condition of the Aborigines Generally together with the proceedings of the Committee and minutes of evidence, Fairfax and Belbridge, p. 79, retrieved 8 August 2020
- ^ "Native Police Force. Report" (PDF). Queensland Legislative Assembly. 1861. p. 79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
- ^ Cemeteries Online Archived 5 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Western Downs Region Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Haly Creek – creek (entry 15256)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Haly Creek – locality (entry 46224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Attribution edit
This Wikipedia article contains material from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU license (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU license (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).
Further reading edit
- Morrison, Allan A (1 January 1961), Some lesser members of the Queensland parliament, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, retrieved 27 January 2015 — contains a section on Charles Haly
External links edit
Media related to Charles Haly at Wikimedia Commons
