Nicolas Hyeronimus ( – ) was a pioneering

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, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial

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, Australia. Born in

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(a region of modern Belgium), Hyeronimus arrived in New South Wales in about 1840. In 1842, he established the ''Lion of Waterloo'', the first inn at Montefiores, near present-day

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, in the central west of New South Wales. He later built the first house in Wellington, and established the ''Carriers Arms'', the first inn at the present site of Dubbo,

. In about 1854, Hyeronimus built the homestead ''The Meeting of the Waters'' (now named ''Glenrock''), on land west of the Bell River near Wellington. By 1859, he was the proprietor of ''Goonoo'' (now ''Goonoo Goonoo''), a pastoral run of in Wellington County, and also three other pastoral runs totalling in Bligh County. On 15 June 1859, Hyeronimus was elected to the

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as the inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington. However, he died in Sydney in 1860, after serving only just over one year in office.

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1808 births 1860 deaths Belgian emigrants to Australia People from Dinant 19th-century Australian politicians {{Belgium-bio-stub