Jull, Martin Edward, 1861-1917

Presented to the Library by his daughter, Henrietta Drake-Brockman. M.E. Jull was the first Public Service Commissioner in Western Australia and his wife, Roberta, the first medical woman to practice in Perth. He died ca. 1916.

From the description of Diary [manuscript]. 1883-1886. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225820730

Battye Library, MN 2451, Papers of Martin Edward Jull, ACC 992A, 1210A.

First Public Service Commissioner in Western Australia. Pioneer of the Armadale district where, in 1893, he planted a large commercial vineyard in partnership with Dr Ferguson Stewart, and imported the first cabernet sauvignon and malbec grapes into the WA. Married Roberta Fergusson Stewart, who was the first female medical practitioner in WA. Their only daughter, Henrietta Drake-Brockman, went on to claim fame in her own right as a novelist and historian.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1882-1917. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224488508