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Archibald Archer was a member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1867 to 1869, and from 1879 to 1895. He served as colonial treasurer and minister for education from 1882 to 1883. He was an advocate of the idea of having Central Queensland declared a separate state. In 1870 he accepted the
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John Archer was captain of the schooner "Letitia" in 1844, and then the schooner "Clarence". In 1847 Captain Archer acquired a job managing
Lucknow Station in Gippsland, Victoria and his first wife was buried there the same year. John met his brother Thomas in San Francisco in 1848. John was
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job of Agent-General for
Queensland, but resigned when he realised that his plan to present a petition from the advocates of separation to the Colonial Office was inconsistent with his holding of that job. He was replaced in early 1872 by
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Gracemere homestead buildings, on the eastern shore of the lagoon.
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was Agent-General for
Queensland from 1881 to 1884 and from 1888 to 1890. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1884. While serving as Agent-General he published pamphlets designed to foster interest in Queensland.
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route. He then captained the brig "Retriever" until he and his third wife were lost when the "Retriever" is believed to have foundered off the coast of New
Zealand after departing Newcastle, Australia.
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Australia was David, who arrived in Sydney in 1834. He was joined by William and Thomas in 1838. Together, they planned to seek pastoral land on the
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In 1860 Archibald Archer joined his brothers at
Gracemere. At first both cattle and sheep were raised, but during the early 1870s the station switched entirely to cattle. The city of
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Gracemere as near the intersection of Lawrie St (Gavial Gracemere Rd) and Platen St. About 1,000 metres to the north is the intersection of
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captain of the "Harriett Nathan" and Thomas had gone to the California goldfields. From 1852 to 1854 John - "Captain Jack" - commanded the barque "Fair Tasmanian" on the Hobart-
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A colonial woman: the life and times of Mary Braidwood Mowle, 1827-1857
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Gracemere state school, 1871-1971: centenary souvenir
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Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
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Returned to his occupation as a sailor. Lost at sea.
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Confidence and tradition: a history of the Esk Shire
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Sketch of Durundur Station by Charles Archer, 1843.
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