MR. HENRY MOSES.
Mr. Henry Moses, a former M.L.C. and known as 'Father of the
Council,'
also former owner of Combadello Station, near Moree, died on Saturday at the age of 94. The late Mr. Moses resigned from the Council
in. July, 1923, his parliamentary career having extended over 53 years. When he
resigned he
returned to the Railway Department his gold pass, which he was entitled to retain. His view was that as he had ceased to be
a legislator he should no longer use a legislator's concession.
Deceased had had a very adventurous career. He had
travelled the greater portion of Australia, and could tell thrilling stories of shipwrecks, railway accidents, and
meetings with bush rangers, which had come within the scope of his experience. Coming to Moree 42 years ago, he
bought Combadello Station, transferring it later to two of his sons. He was also a director of the
Commercial Banking Company for many years.
The late Mr. Moses was born at Windsor and
was married in that town. As a lad he served in a lawyer's office, but the Ophir gold rush
led him in
pursuit of the precious metal. He was a very keen sportsman, and cricket and racing in the Hawkesbury district found in him
an ardent sup porter. He had six sons and four daughters. The four surviving sons are Mr. F. A. Moses (at
present in
England), and Messrs. Harry, Herbert and Leslie Moses (of Sydney). Mr. Fred. Moses and the late Mr. William Moses bred valuable
blood stock, including the racehorse Poitrel. His son, Harry, played a sensational innings of 298 against the
Melbourne
Cricket Club.
Moree
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MR. H. MOSES DEAD.
Romantic Career. SYDNEY, Saturday.
Mr. Henry Moses, a former M.L.C., who was known as the 'Father of the Council,' died at 5 a.m.
to-day, at
the age of 94. The late Mr. Moses resigned from the Council in July, 1923, thus terminating a Parliamentary
career extending
over 32 years, bridging the gap between Sir Henry Parkes and Mr. Lang.
His early life was crammed with romance and adventure. Shipwrecks, railway smashes, and
threatening bushrangers came his way. He travelled a large portion of Australia, but Windsor always
loomed large in the memories that he cherished, for Windsor was his birthplace, and there he was christened and
married. There as a lad, he wrestled with writs and mortgages in a lawyer's office, but soon the Ophir gold
rush led him in chase of the Will-o'-wisp luck. Later, he was a station owner for a time, and then to
Parliament, where, as a staunch 'free trade' advocate, he fought hard for his ideals. The sporting life, too,
had a fascination
for him, and cricket and racing in the Hawkesbury district, found him an ardent supporter. His son, Harry, played a
sensational innings of 298 not out against the Melbourne Cricket Club. One of his proudest thoughts was that two
of his sons owned
Poitrel, winner of the Melbourne Cup.
The Grenfell Record and
Lachlan District Advertiser Monday 21 June 1926
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