Henry Hoyle
Henry Hoyle Minister for Labour and Industry | |
|---|---|
| In office 31 October 1916 – 15 November 1916 | |
| Premier | William Holman |
| Preceded by | John Estell |
| Succeeded by | George Beeby |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Surry Hills | |
| In office 14 October 1910 – 21 February 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Sir James Graham |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Buckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1852 Nationalist (1917–) |
Henry Clement Hoyle
Early life
The son of a sea captain, Hoyle was born in Millers Point, New South Wales on 20 November 1852. He was educated at a Balmain convent school and Fort Street Public School. At age 10 he began his working life in Balmain with Booth's sawmills. He was apprenticed as a Blacksmith with P N Russell & Co,. then worked at Mort's Dock in 1868.[1]
Hoyle gained employment for the
In 1890 he was dismissed by the railways for his union activities. In 1891, as a member of the
New South Wales Rugby League
On 8 August 1907 at Bateman's Crystal Hotel,
He then chaired meetings around Sydney at which he gave speeches to help attract players and clubs to the newly created league, ending up with nine. These nine teams signed with the NSWRFL played in Australia's first season of
Political career and later life
Hoyle joined the
In November 1916
Hoyle died on 20 July 1926 in Vaucluse, New South Wales. He was buried at South Head Cemetery on 21 July 1926.[14][15][16] His wife Maria died two weeks later.[17]
References
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- ^ Heads, Ian. "Controversy" (PDF). League of Legends. National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- National Advocate. 16 March 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Surry Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "PLL expulsions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
- National Advocate. 21 July 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ "Obituary". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Trove.
- Evening News. 20 July 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 4 August 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Trove.