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Joseph Bede Kelly (1 May 1855 – 5 June 1931) was an Australian politician, surveyor, farmer and businessman.
Joseph Bede Kelly was born at
Joseph Bede Kelly (1 May 1855 – 5 June 1931) was an Australian politician, surveyor, farmer and businessman.
Joseph Bede Kelly was born at Gosford
Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about north of Sydney and about south of Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extre ...
to farmer John Kelly and Mary Bevin. He attended Fort Street Model School before becoming a surveyor; he also farmed land around Byron Bay.
Joseph Bede Kelly (1855-1931) was the grandson of former convict Edward Kelly and his wife Mary who had taken up land on the upper reaches of Popran Creek in the Glenworth Valley off the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney in 1826. Joseph Bede Kelly was the son of John Kelly who was the son of Edward Kelly. John Kelly, his brother Edward (jnr) and their mother arrived in Sydney in 1841, sixteen years after Edward had arrived in the colony as a convict. John Kelly married Mary Bevan in 1844 and Joseph Bede Kelly was born on 1 May 1855 at Popran Creek. He was the sixth of eight children. Joseph Kelly was educated at Fort Street High School and subsequently joined the NSW Surveyor- General's Department. After an initial posting to Orange he was appointed assistant Government Surveyor with the North Coast Survey Department at Grafton, NSW. From 1881 until 1919 Joseph Kelly was a prominent figure in the development of the Northern rivers region. He was a surveyor, farmer, businessman and politician. He was also one of the founders and first chairman of directors of the North Coast Cooperative Company (NORCO)The Australian Surveyor Vol 3 1931, Issue 3, p.121
In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
as the Protectionist member for Tweed. Re-elected in 1895, he was defeated in 1898.Joseph Kelly remained in the northern rivers region until 1918 after which he retired to his birthplace and property on Popran Creek, Glenworth Valley. He died at Mangrove Creek in 1931.
See also
*Mangrove Creek (New South Wales)
The Mangrove Creek, a Perennial stream, perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury-Nepean River, Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
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* Popran Valley
Glenworth Valley is in the Central Coast region to the north of the Hawkesbury River itself to the north of the city of Sydney, Australia. Popran Creek flows through the valley which includes parts of the suburbs of Glenworth Valley and Mount ...
* Norco Co-operative
Norco Co-operative Limited is an agricultural supply and marketing co-operative based in northern New South Wales
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Joseph 1855 births 1931 deaths Colony of New South Wales people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Protectionist Party politicians People educated at Fort Street High School