Interests
He wrote poetry and other literary works which he contributed to the Daily Mercury.
Buried
Sec 1, line 25, Plot 2135A
Occupation (Chemist and Druggist) FROM 1865 TO 1904
Opened Mackay's first chemist shop, in Gordon Street, after arriving in the town in 1863, and traded as a chemist and druggist there until 1904. He also held pastoral interests in the Dalrymple and Hamilton regions.
Died 25 JAN 1865
Born 21 JUL 1866
Arrival 1868
He moved with Charles Walker (manager of Cotherstone Station) and his family. He worked with Walker at Dumbleton Plantation and with John Spiller at Pioneer Plantation until the two fell out and Gustav returned to Germany.
Born 5 APR 1868
Mayor of Mackay FROM 1869 TO 1871
Mackay's first mayor, and an alderman of the town; he served as mayor again later. He also sat on the Road Board and then the Pioneer Divisional Board until 1888.
Born ABT 1872
Born 1872
Born 18 FEB 1874
Birth Certificate states Illigitimate
Born 6 APR 1875
Born 5 AUG 1875
Born 13 JUN 1876
Born 28 FEB 1877
Occupation 1878
Pleystowe Mill
Naturalised 29 NOV 1879
Born 2 FEB 1880
Born 4 JUN 1881
Arrival 2 NOV 1882
Aboard "Scottish Knight"
Arrival 16 DEC 1882
Age: 34
Arrival 16 DEC 1882
Age: 33
Born 1883
Died 5 MAY 1883
Born 6 JUL 1883
Arrival 12 SEP 1883
From Glasgow aboard the "Hannah Landels".
Arrival 5 OCT 1883
Age: 18
Born 13 AUG 1884
Born 9 NOV 1884
Arrival 7 FEB 1885
Arrival 7 FEB 1885
Born 31 JUL 1885
Died 8 JUL 1886
Arrival 9 SEP 1886
Born 31 DEC 1887
Born 17 FEB 1888
Born 3 SEP 1889
Born 23 NOV 1889
Born 22 DEC 1890
Born 24 NOV 1891
Born 1893
Died 7 JUN 1893
Born 10 SEP 1893
Born 21 NOV 1893
Born 3 FEB 1894
Born 28 MAY 1895
Died 5 JUL 1895
Died 12 SEP 1895
Born 30 NOV 1895
Born 2 DEC 1896
Born 2 DEC 1896
Died 8 JUL 1897
Born 5 OCT 1897
Died 21 JAN 1898
Born 22 FEB 1898
Born 15 JUL 1898
Died 13 NOV 1898
Dysentary from creek water used for drinking
Occupation 1900
He was a blacksmith employed at Walkerston before he opened his own shop at Eton.
Born 14 APR 1900
Born 19 OCT 1900
Born 1902
Born 11 MAR 1902
Died 21 MAR 1902
Died 29 MAY 1902
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Residence 1903
Qld Electoral Rolls. Occ: Station Manager.
Born 9 DEC 1903
Died 14 DEC 1903
Died 2 SEP 1904
Residence 1905
Died 22 MAR 1905
Buried
Born 2 OCT 1905
Medical 1906
4 admissions bet Jan and April
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence 1908
Residence JUN 1908
Died 15 AUG 1908
Buried 17 AUG 1908
Occupation BET 1909 AND 1921
After selling his blacksmith business at Eton to his son, Alexander, he purchased another at Mirani, along with a general store and a sugar cane farm. He became prominent in farmers' organisations such as the Australian Sugar Producers Assoc.
Died 28 MAR 1909
Died 28 JUL 1909
Born 31 JUL 1909
Born 11 APR 1910
Died 20 JUN 1910
Residence 1913
Residence 1913
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Residence 1913
Oakenden - school teacher
Residence 1913
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Residence 1913
Died 6 JUL 1913
Born 13 OCT 1913
Died 15 SEP 1914
Born 10 OCT 1914
Died 1915
Buried 31 JAN 1915
Mackay Cemetery, Church Of England Section 1, Row 1, Plot 23
Died 18 AUG 1915
Died JAN 1916
Died 1917
Residence 1919
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Cremorne Hotel, Mackay Occupation: Licensed Victualler
Residence 1919
Residence 1919
Residence 1919
Died 17 JUL 1923
Residence 1925
Listed as a Labourer at this time.
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Residence 1925
Occupation BET 1926 AND 1971
Chairman of the Farleigh Co-operative Sugar Milling Association 1926-1934 and 1964-1971. He was Director from 1936-1964.
Died 19 NOV 1926
Buried 20 NOV 1926
Occupation BET 1927 AND 1930
Chairman of the Pioneer Shire Council
Died 16 MAY 1927
Died 21 AUG 1927
Died 22 JUL 1929
Residence 1930
Listed as a Labourer. Wife listed again as Ellen Mary.
Residence 1930
Residence 1930
Home Duties
Residence 1930
Residence 1930
Residence 1930
Head:Married: Employed as a Labourer.
Residence 1930
Residence 1930
Residence JAN 1930
Died 7 JAN 1930
Died 30 SEP 1930
Died 24 JAN 1931
Occupation 18 OCT 1931
Farmer as per death cert.
Buried 19 OCT 1931
Died 17 JAN 1932
Died 30 JAN 1932
Died 4 APR 1932
Buried 1933
Mackay Cemetery, Section 1, LIne 25, Plot 2135A
Died 13 MAR 1933
Died 8 AUG 1933
Died 29 SEP 1933
Born 30 OCT 1934
Died 26 JUN 1935
Died 31 AUG 1935
Residence 1936
Listed as a Labourer. Wife listed as Ellen Mary.
Residence 1936
Residence 1936
Residence 1936
Living with his wife Dorothy
Residence 1936
Head: Married: Employed as a Labourer.
Residence 1936
Married: Home Duties.
Residence 1936
Residence 1936
Head: Married: Working as a Tailor.
Died 27 APR 1936
Buried 28 APR 1936
Church of England service.
Died 4 JUN 1936
Buried 5 JUN 1936
Mackay Cemetery, Church Of England Section 1, Row 1, Plot 24
Died 5 JUN 1936
Residence 1937
Residence 1937
Residence 1937
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Residence 1937
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Residence 1937
Residence 1937
Died 27 APR 1937
Died 29 JUL 1937
Buried 30 JUL 1937
Died 9 OCT 1937
Died 9 OCT 1937
Died 29 SEP 1938
Died 10 FEB 1939
Military service BET 1940 AND 1947
Age: 27
Died 31 JUL 1940
Died 25 SEP 1940
Died 21 MAR 1941
Buried
Died 20 JUN 1941
Died 14 DEC 1941
Died 4 MAR 1942
Died 3 JUL 1942
Residence 1943
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Residence 1943
Residence 1943
Head: Married; Working as a Tailor.
Died 24 MAR 1943
Died 3 AUG 1943
Died 15 JAN 1945
Died 31 AUG 1945
Died 8 JUL 1946
Died 9 AUG 1947
Born 6 OCT 1948
Residence 1949
Residence 1949
Residence 1949
Residence 1949
Residence 1949
Head: Married: Employed as a Slaughterman.
Residence 1949
42 Meadow Street,
Died 7 FEB 1949
Died 17 JUL 1949
Died 8 AUG 1949
Died 14 MAR 1950
Died NOV 1951
Died 1952
Died 13 AUG 1952
Died 31 OCT 1953
Died 17 NOV 1953
Residence 1954
Residence 1954
Residence 1954
Residence 1954
Residence 1954
Residence 1954
Head: Married: Working as a Tailor.
Residence 1954
Died 1954
Died 11 JUN 1955
Died 1 OCT 1955
Died 7 MAR 1956
QLD BDM: 1956/B12403
Died 30 JUN 1956
Died 9 SEP 1956
Mater Hospital
Died 27 SEP 1956
Residence 1957
Died 13 OCT 1957
Died 1958
Residence 1958
Head: Married: Working as a Butcher.
Residence 1958
Residence 1958
Married: Home Duties.
Residence 1958
Head: Married: Working as a Tailor.
Died 30 JAN 1958
Died 1 JUN 1959
Died 23 JUL 1959
Died 20 JAN 1960
Died 10 JUN 1960
Died 28 AUG 1960
Died 20 SEP 1960
Died 29 AUG 1961
Death of Husband. 29 AUG 1961
Death of husband Ernest Doidge Knapman.
Died 7 FEB 1962
Died 22 SEP 1962
Residence 1963
Residence 1963
Residence 1963
Residence 1963
Died 8 JAN 1963
Residence APR 1963
Residence APR 1963
Head: Married: Working as a Tailor.
Died 3 JUL 1963
Death of Wife 3 JUL 1963
Death of wife Ellen Jane Vickery.
Died 1964
Died 2 NOV 1964
Died 25 NOV 1964
Died 1965
Died 14 FEB 1965
Residence 1968
Dundula
Died 1968
Residence 1968
Benevolent Homes, Evan Street
Died 14 MAY 1968
Died 12 JUN 1969
Died 20 OCT 1970
Died 22 JAN 1971
Died JUN 1971
Buried 4 JUN 1971
Mount Bassett Cemetery
Died 2 DEC 1971
Residence 1972
Dundula
Residence 1972
Died 11 MAY 1973
Died 8 JUN 1973
Died 1974
Died 12 APR 1974
Died 9 NOV 1974
Died 14 MAY 1976
Died 20 OCT 1976
Died 29 NOV 1976