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where there was a gold-rush, and found matters completely disorganized. Many of the official staff had not only taken up claims but had been allowed leave of absence to look after their mines. Reynolds did his best to restore order and returned to Adelaide where he reported favourably on the mineral
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movement in Adelaide, Reynolds was known as "Teapot Tommy". Reynolds was a shrewd business man, a hard worker, and a good treasurer, but was of too sanguine and fiery a temperament to be a politician of the first rank. He was a pioneer in
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resources of the north. Not finding himself in agreement with his colleagues in the ministry he retired from parliament and went to Darwin. He was not successful there, and was returning to Adelaide on the
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ministries from May 1867 to September 1868 and from October to November 1868. He was commissioner of crown lands in the seventh Ayers ministry from March 1872 to July 1873. Reynolds represented
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on 24 February 1875, and he was drowned. He was married to Anne Litchfield, and had two sons. Anne died in the same shipwreck.
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Reynolds resigned as premier and treasurer on 8 October 1861. He was treasurer in the second
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ministry from March to September 1865. He held the same position in the fourth and fifth
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Reynolds was born in England in 1818, and on leaving school had experience in the
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from 14 December 1871 to 2 February 1872 and 29 February 1872 to 28 August 1873.
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in 1840 as an early colonist at the invitation of his brother, who had a
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ministry from 17 October 1861 to 19 February 1862, and in the second
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ministry. On 13 March 1860, Reynolds changed seats to
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Members of the South Australian Legislative Council
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The Right Honourable

Premier of South Australia
Victoria
Sir Richard MacDonnell
Sir Richard Hanson
George Waterhouse
Treasurer of South Australia
Sir Henry Ayers
Neville Blyth
Henry Kent Hughes
Walter Duffield
Francis Dutton
John Hart
Sir Arthur Blyth
George Waterhouse
B. T. Finniss
Commissioner of Public Works
Richard Hanson
Samuel Davenport
Arthur Blyth
Member of the Parliament of
South Australia

Arthur Lindsay
Encounter Bay
William Bakewell

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