James John Cadell

James John Cadell, was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly[1] for the electoral district of Burnett from 11 July 1891 - 28 March 1896.

Photograph of John James Cadell of Ideraway Station, Gayndah. Image from the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.

Early life

James John Cadell was born 5 November 1843 in the Hunter River region, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at Windsor, New South Wales by Judge Carey. James John Cadell married Elizabeth Hume Dight in Workworth, New South Wales in 1871 and together they had 2 sons and 8 daughters.[2]

Before his parliamentary career James John Cadell was a pastoralist at Kitikarara Station. He managed Peel River Station for father (1861–70). In partnership with John Charles Clark-Kennedy he purchased Ideraway Station at Gayndah, Queensland in 1870.[3] The partnership was dissolved by mutual consent in June, 1873, after which Ideraway was controlled by Cadell.[4]

Political career

James John Cadell's political career included being a Queensland Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Burnett (1891 - 1896) and was Mayor of Gayndah (1880). James John Cadell was also a member of the Rawbelle Division Board, Burnett Pastoral Association and Turf Club.[5]

In some newspaper reports he appeared to be in favour of the extension of the Mungar Junction to Degilbo railway line to Gayndah, which would pass through Ideraway Station.[6][7][8] In 1897 he was elected a vice-president of the newly formed Gayndah branch of the Gayndah Railway Extension Association.[9] However other newspaper reports intimated that as a pastoralist he was not in favour of the closer settlement that would come with the railway, impacting on the continuity of his lease.[10][11]

Later life

John James Cadell died on the 11 December 1919 in Gayndah, Queensland.[12]

References
  1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Family Notices". Evening News. No. 1193. New South Wales, Australia. 31 May 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 20 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "J. J. Cadell of Ideraway Station" [Photograph]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  4. "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 1379. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Cadell, John. "Queensland Parliament Former Members. James John Cadell". John James Cadell. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. "THE GAYNDAH RAILWAY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 7, 706. Queensland, Australia. 17 July 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "IN THE GAYNDAH DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIV, no. 12, 517. Queensland, Australia. 23 February 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "ANOTHER OPINION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 7, 824. Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "GAYHDAH RAILWAY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 7, 790. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "MR. CADELL AT MOUNT PERRY". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 2026. Queensland, Australia. 21 April 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "THE GAYNDAH RAILWAY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 8, 260. Queensland, Australia. 2 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Death of Mr. J. J. Cadell". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 49, no. 6937. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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