Wilfred Adams Russell (1874 – 8 January 1932), was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the

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Early life and education

Russell was born in

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in 1874 and educated in

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, where he later acquired pastoral and agricultural interests.

Pastoralism

In 1909 he acquired an interest in

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Station near

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and took up residence there in 1910. He further extended his pastoral interests with the acquisition of properties at

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and Jimbour Station. Jimbour was purchased from Charles Whippell. Title was transferred to Russell in January 1925. He pioneered the use of motorised livestock transport in the 1920s.

Politics

Like the Bells before him, Russell of Jimbour became involved in local politics. He served as an

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of the Dalby

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and as the member for Dalby in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1926 until his death in 1932. In 1927 he donated part of the

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to the community. In 1931 he was involved in the acquisition of part of Lake Broadwater as a national park.

Family

Russell was married to Millicent Baldwin of Tamworth. They had five children, 2 sons and 3 daughters. Muriel, Joan, Henry,

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and Eileen.

External links

Jimbour website

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Wilfred Adams 1874 births 1932 deaths Australian Anglicans Australian pastoralists Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly People from Rockhampton Date of death unknown Date of death missing