William Sidney Austin b. 1867

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and bedding manufacturer, Austin is said to have won a Brisbane exhibition art award but he is better known for founding the Friendly Society and Hospital and for his work as a Labor alderman with South Brisbane City Council.
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painter and bedding manufacturer, was born at Henley-on-Thames in 1867. He came to Australia in 1885 and moved to Brisbane in 1886, where he worked as a house painter, seaman, partner in Lloyd, Austin & Tait (bedding manufacturers), founder Friendly Society & Hospital; Labor alderman for South Brisbane City Council; won Brisbane exhibition art award (!). Austin married Mary Etchells in Brisbane c.1894, then Emily Short in Brisbane c.1928. He died in Brisbane on 5 August 1945.

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1999
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References [<ExternalResource: (1960), 'National Bank of Australia calendar'.>, <ExternalResource: (1945), Brisbane, Qld. : Century Mail, 08-15.>] [<ExternalResource: (1960), 'National Bank of Australia calendar'.>]