27948 Henry Jordan Papers, 1860-1905.

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27948 Henry Jordan Papers, 1860-1905.

12 boxes of personal papers including business records and correspondence relating to the life and activities of Henry Jordan, dentist, journalist, plantation owner, parliamentarian and immigration agent for Queensland.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8140392

Libraries Australia

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Brisbane Grammar School

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Brisbane Grammar School, opened on 1 February 1869, resulted from the urgent need for education in Queensland. It was located on a site fronting Roma and Upper Albert Streets, but within a few years it moved to its present location on Gregory Terrace. From the description of OM72-17 Brisbane Grammar School Records, 1860-1861. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755735253 ...

Jordan, Sarah Elizabeth, 1838-1903.

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Jordan, Edward George Gustavus.

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Jordan, Henry, 1818-1890.

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Henry Jordan was born in Lincoln, England, the son of a Wesleyan Minister. He studied medicine in London before turning to dentistry. He arrived in Brisbane in 1856, and in 1857 married Sarah Elizabeth Hopkins, the daughter of Nathaniel Turner, a N.Z. missionary. He was a member of the first Board of Education in the colony, a visiting chaplain at Brisbane gaol, and a member of Parliament, representing Brisbane in the first session of the first Legislative Assembly. In 1861, he became the colony...

Australian Joint Stock Bank

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The Bank was established in Sydney in 1852 and operated until 1910 with branches in New South Wales and Queensland, and an office in London in 1866. From the description of Records [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225776212 ...