Andrew Irwin (c. 1864–?)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2022
Andrew Irwin, 1891
Queensland State Archives, ITM341532, DR17783
Andrew Irwin, also known as Andrew Irvine (1864-), shearer and gaoled trade unionist
Birth: 1864 in New South Wales. Marriage: unknown. Death: unknown. Religion: Presbyterian.
- Lived with his family in New South Wales but sheared regularly in Queensland.
- Arrested on 26 May 1891 by zealous police officers and charged with setting a fire on Robert Christison’s Lammermoor station, near Hughenden. At Townsville on 4 June 1891 was convicted of arson and sentenced by Judge Cooper to seven years penal servitude.
- Prison records describe him as a shearer, native of New South Wales, able to read and write, aged 27, of stout build, 5 feet 10 ¾ inches (179 cm) tall, with a fresh complexion, brown hair and grey eyes.
- In response to his petition for mercy, he was discharged by special remission on 16 July 1893.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is found guilty of setting fire to a crop of grass at Lammermoor station and sentenced to 7 years gaol, Northern Mining Register (Charters Towers, Qld), 6 June 1891, p 9
- is released early from gaol, Gympie Times (Qld), 15 June 1893, p 3
- prison entrance record, 1891, Queensland State Archives, ITM341532, DR1778 (pdf)
- prison discharge record, 1893, Queensland State Archives, ITM9277, DR69472, p 281 (pdf)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Jeffries, John (colleague)
- Cooper, Pope Alexander (judge)
- Christison, Robert (related entry)
Citation details
Chris Cunneen, 'Irwin, Andrew (c. 1864–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/irwin-andrew-32353/text40098, accessed 30 May 2025.
Andrew Irwin, 1891
Queensland State Archives, ITM341532, DR17783
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Irvine, Andrew
Birth
c.
1864
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.