Charles Haly
Charles Robert Haly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | August 26, 1892 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Pastoralist, politician |
| Years active | 1838–1878 |
| Known for | Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; founder of Taabinga station |
Charles Robert Haly (11 April 1816 – 26 August 1892) was a prominent pastoralist and legislator in Queensland, Australia, known for his tenure as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Pastoralist
In 1838, Charles Haly and his brother William O'Grady Haly emigrated from Newfoundland to Australia, initially establishing themselves along the Hunter River before relocating to the Gwydir River region. During the early 1840s, they led a flock of approximately 5,000 sheep northwards through the Logan district in search of suitable grazing land. By 1846, they had founded Taabinga station, a sheep grazing property encompassing 305 square miles. Although they occupied the land early on, their formal lease application for Taabinga was only submitted in June 1850 and subsequently approved in February 1852 for a term of 14 years. By 1853, Charles had settled in Tamrookum within the Logan district, where he married Rosa Harpur and likely entrusted either William or a station superintendent with managing Taabinga. Following William’s departure to England in 1859, Charles assumed sole responsibility as lessee of Taabinga. In 1863, he obtained freehold title to 314 acres of the property and continued residing at Taabinga until 1875 before moving to Dalby.
Politics
Charles Haly secured election to the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the Burnett constituency during the first colonial election held on 4 May 1860. He maintained this position until the subsequent election on 24 June 1863. Notably, on 19 June 1861, Haly voiced his support for the Native Police Force during proceedings of a Select Committee.
After John Edwards resigned on 15 April 1865, Haly reclaimed the Burnett seat by winning the by-election on 13 May 1865 and served until 6 April 1867. Upon the retirement of former premier Robert Mackenzie in April 1869, Haly won another by-election on 21 April 1869 and remained in office until his resignation on 23 March 1871; he was succeeded by John Bramston following a by-election.
When Edmund Royds stepped down as member for Leichhardt on 8 December 1875, Haly won the resulting by-election held on 12 January 1876 and represented the electorate until the general election of 1878.
Later life
Charles Haly passed away in 1892 and was interred at Dalby Monumental Cemetery.
Legacy
The Taabinga Homestead, established by Haly, was officially entered onto the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.
Both Haly Creek (the watercourse) and the nearby locality named Haly Creek commemorate his name.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863; 1863-1867; 1868-1870; 1870-1871; 1873-1878
Attribution
This article incorporates content from The Queensland heritage register published by the State of Queensland under a CC-BY 3.0 AU license (accessed 7 July 2014). Geographic coordinates were derived from Queensland heritage register boundaries, also published by the State of Queensland under identical licensing (accessed 5 September 2014).
Additional resources
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