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Name	Ernest Baynes
Born	1 February, 1864 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	22 September, 1930 (aged 66) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Education *	Horton College (Tas) (student, 1876-1878) Toowoomba Grammar School (Qld) (student, 1878-1880)
Occupation or Descriptor *	frozen meat exporter (1885-1912) Queensland, Australia meatworks owner (1885-1912) Queensland, Australia goldminer (1886-1889) Queensland, Australia horse breeder (general) (1912-1920) Queensland, Australia
Legacies *	Ernest Baynes stand, Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane
Key Organisations *	Graziers' Butchering and Meat Export Company (owner, 1886-1890) Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade (founder, 1892) Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (member, 1892-1930) Baynes Brothers (co-owner, 1895-1912) Queensland Turf Club (judge, 1900-1930) Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (president, 1923-1930)
Key Places *	Kimberley goldfields (WA) (goldminer, 1885-1885)

* Dates are approximate

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