Harry Aloysius AUSTIN- seeking information.........

[minniehaha]

Harry Aloysius AUSTIN of Sydney, Wool Merchant was named as a friend in the will of my ancestor, John Hammond GALBRAITH who died in London in 1921, at the age of 59 years. The will was executed in 1920.

That is all I have about Harry (or was he Henry?) Austin. I am hoping someone can find provide a detail or two.


Minniehaha.

[judb]

Lots of mentions on TROVE.  I searched using "Harry Austin wool merchant"

This obit has information about his work.    Died in July 1919.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159656616

Search using "Harry Austin" also gets good results.  EG another obit - this one mentions his family:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239645762

Edit to add: The death I have shown occurred in 1919 and the date of your ancestor's death was 1920.  Henry AUSTIN's son was "Harry AUSTIN" who was also in the wool trade so perhaps your ancestor was a friend of the son rather than the father I found.  Will dig a bit more!

Judith

[minniehaha]

Hi Judith,

Thank you...

Yes, I think it could be the son we are after. The will was executed in 1920, the death occurred in 1921.

Minniehaha.

[judb]

There are a couple of very odd on-line family trees which are supposed to be about the family.  Some of them have Henry AUSTIN living in London in 1901 with his occupation given as plasterer!    

Judith

[majm]

Following up on a mention in one of the Obits Judith found ....

From the Obit  http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159656616
his son, Mr Harry Austin, who today holds the responsible position of ‘controlling appraiser’ under the wool acquisition scheme in Sydney, as well as being a member of the NSW State Wool Committee….

Sands 1920 Directory
NSW State Wool Committee, 7 Bent St
NSW State Wool Committee (Accountant’s Depot) 70 O’Connell St

Those addresses are within a short walk of each other

I have not found Harry Aloysius AUSTIN on my early NSW electoral rolls.  It was not compulsory to enrol until into the 1920s.

JM

[majm]

Sands 1891 Sydney Trade Directory
Under the heading WOOL PRESSERS
Australian Wool Co. – Harry Austin, Manager, 54 Bridge St

WOOL SCOURERS
Australian Wool Company – Harry Austin, Manager, 56 Bridge St, Circular Quay; Scouring establishment, Buckland Mills, Waterloo Mills, Floodvale and country branches

WOOL MERCHANTS
Henry Austin, 29 Bligh St
Australian Wool Company, 54-56 Bridge St, Circular Quay; stores, Windmill St, Millers Point; scouring establishments, Buckland mills, Waterloo; mills, Floodvale; and country branches

WOOLBROKERS
Henry Austin, 29 Blight Street
Australian Wool Company, Harry Austin, manager, 56 Bridge St Circular Quay; scouring establishment, Buckland Mills, Waterloo; mils, Floodvale; and country branches.

Sands 1885 Alphabetical directory
Henry AUSTIN, woolbroker, 29 Bligh Street;
p.r. ‘Headingly’ Wellington Street, Woollahra.    (p.r. = private residence)

oops    here's the live link for Sands free to search 
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory/sands-search

JM

[majm]

NSW Electoral Roll 1902 WENTWORTH, polling at Edgecliffe
(This is the first NSW roll to include females)

Ellen AUSTIN, 114 Waverley Road, typist
Henry AUSTIN, 114 Waverley Road, wool-broker
Kathleen AUSTIN, 14 Waverley Road, domestic duties

JM

[sparrett]

A news item about the retirement of Harry AUSTIN. 1943
A little bigraphy.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144107886

Sue

[minniehaha]

Hi JM & Sue,

Thank you for your contributions and putting some "flesh on bones". I am interested in the friends cultivated by my ancestor so this makes for interesting reading.

Your help is appreciated.

Minniehaha.