William Charles Wilkes
(Editor of the Moreton Bay Courier and Separationist)
"...the name of Mr. Wilkes would ever be identified with the great triumph, the Separation of Moreton Bay from New South Wales." - Brisbane Courier, 16 May 1873, p.3
(Image from newspaper, "The Queenslander", 29 August 1914)
| Born: | c.1816 |
| Convicted: | 14 February 1833 at Middlesex Gaol Delivery (Old Bailey - London) |
| Crime: | Stealing in dwelling-house |
| Sentence: | Transportation for life |
| Ship: | Neva |
| Transported: | Arrived in New South Wales on 21 November 1833 |
| Died: | Sydney on 21 November 1873. Buried in Camperdown Cemetery |
| Notes: | Conditional Pardon issued on 1 February 1848 |
"Mr. Wilkes had a fluent and spirited pen, and many old readers of the “Courier” will remember his keen and pungent paragraphs in the weekly notes of the late fifties and early sixties." - The Queenslander, 29 August 1914, p.29
Further reading:
Articles
Obituary - "Death of Mr W. Wilkes"
Brisbane Courier, 16 May 1873, p.3
Retrospective biography - "Mr William Wilkes, One of the first Editors of the Brisbane "Courier""
The Queenslander, 29 August 1914, p.29
Response to the above biography "The Late William Wilkes"
The Queenslander, 17 October 1914, p.29
Biography - "William Wilks" from the story of ""The Courier." Some of the Men Who Have Guided Its Destiny - "The Brisbane Courier" Eightieth Birthday"
Brisbane Courier, 22 June 1926, p. 2
Websites
Australian Dictionary of Biography [new window]
Proceedings of the Old Bailey [new window]
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