Tales of the Towers

James Rollinson portrait

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Item TypephotographDatec1955ContentA newspaper obituary is also included with original photo.
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James Rollinson was the son of Robert Rollinson, and came to Charters Towers as one of six children in 1873. His father also carried out a blacksmith business in Mosman Street.
James served as an apprenticed saddler and an ore miller.
Later with his father, he acquired property in the Balfes Creek district and named it Braceborough, after his native birth place in England, and with his brother Arthur, added Trafalgar Station and then Wombianna to that property. Trafalgar Station was sold to the Landsbergs in 1913.
In later years he extended his properties to include Corea and other adjacent holdings.
James was a Councillor on the Dalrymple Shire Council; member of the Hospital Committee and Graziers Association. He held directorship at Bartlams, and was a member of the Masonic and Oddfellows Lodge.
James married Agnes Howson (Rockhampton) in Charters Towers.
She died in 1933.
He was survived by his brother Robert, son Bob of Nosnnillor, and two daughters Mrs H. Kelly of Bowral NSW, and Miss Doris who supervised the running of the Allandale homestead since the death of her mother.
The remains were brought to Townsville for burial adjacent to his deceased wife.
He was 73 years old at time of his death.CreatorW. Rowe, TownsvilleDigitisedYesStatusFoundMaterial Descriptionb&w photo mounted on cardIdentifier2004145.1081

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SubjectsAllendaleHomesteadGrazierObituaryBlacksmithSaddlerBraceboroughTrafalgarWombianaDalrymple Shire CouncilCollectionThe Spencer Mills Collection

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