John Harvey Finlayson
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John Harvey Finlayson editor and part-owner of the South Australian Register
, was born at "Helenholm", Mitcham, South Australia
. He was one of nine children born to William Finlayson
(1813 – 18 December 1897) and his wife, née Helen Harvey (born Edinburgh 1811 – 20 October 1884).
He was educated at George Mugg's school (founded 1847, later to become Mitcham Primary School
, the oldest in South Australia) and Adelaide Educational Institution, where he emulated the successes of his older brother R. K. Finlayson. He joined The Register in 1861 and became head reporter 1866, a proprietor in 1877 and editor in 1878, succeeding John Howard Clark
, resigning in 1899 due to ill-health. He was then appointed resident reporter in Britain until retiring and returning to Adelaide in 1908, dying 7 years later.
As an editor he was an outspoken supporter of female suffrage, free secular education, free trade
between the Colonies, and Federation
.
He was an active Congregational churchman.
He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1880.
In 1878 he built a residence "Strelda" in North Adelaide which still stands, at 217-221 Stanley Street.
He married Alice Shoobridge (ca. 1847 – 6 June 1933) on 20 March 1878. They had a son Harvey Pym Finlayson (a Boer War
hero killed 27 February 1915 in Elwood, Victoria
when the car he was driving left the road.) and a daughter Katharine, "Kate", who never married.
South Australian Register
The Register, originally the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register, was the first South Australian newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1836 and folded almost a century later in February 1931....
, was born at "Helenholm", Mitcham, South Australia
Mitcham, South Australia
Mitcham is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham.Created as a village separate from Adelaide , it was ancillary to a sheep station at Brown Hill Creek belonging to the South Australia Company. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Kaurna aboriginal people...
. He was one of nine children born to William Finlayson
William Finlayson (churchman)
William Finlayson was a churchman and farmer in the early days of South Australia, and father of nine children including two sons prominent in the early days of that colony.-William Finlayson:...
(1813 – 18 December 1897) and his wife, née Helen Harvey (born Edinburgh 1811 – 20 October 1884).
He was educated at George Mugg's school (founded 1847, later to become Mitcham Primary School
Mitcham Primary School
Mitcham Primary School is located in the Adelaide suburb of Kingswood in the City of Mitcham. Mitcham Primary School was founded in 1847 as Mitcham Public School and is the oldest continuing Primary School in South Australia. Australia's first female and 27th Prime Minister, Julia Gillard attended,...
, the oldest in South Australia) and Adelaide Educational Institution, where he emulated the successes of his older brother R. K. Finlayson. He joined The Register in 1861 and became head reporter 1866, a proprietor in 1877 and editor in 1878, succeeding John Howard Clark
John Howard Clark
John Howard Clark was editor of The South Australian Register from 1870 to 1877 and was responsible for its Echoes from the Bush column and closely associated with its Geoffry Crabthorn persona.-Early years:...
, resigning in 1899 due to ill-health. He was then appointed resident reporter in Britain until retiring and returning to Adelaide in 1908, dying 7 years later.
As an editor he was an outspoken supporter of female suffrage, free secular education, free trade
Free trade
Under a free trade policy, prices emerge from supply and demand, and are the sole determinant of resource allocation. 'Free' trade differs from other forms of trade policy where the allocation of goods and services among trading countries are determined by price strategies that may differ from...
between the Colonies, and Federation
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation...
.
He was an active Congregational churchman.
He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1880.
In 1878 he built a residence "Strelda" in North Adelaide which still stands, at 217-221 Stanley Street.
He married Alice Shoobridge (ca. 1847 – 6 June 1933) on 20 March 1878. They had a son Harvey Pym Finlayson (a Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
hero killed 27 February 1915 in Elwood, Victoria
Elwood, Victoria
Elwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
when the car he was driving left the road.) and a daughter Katharine, "Kate", who never married.
ca.1860 |
ca.1900 |
1897 - At his home 'Streldon' (sic) in North Adelaide with "The more important members of the 'Register' staff". (Finlayson: front row, fourth from left.) |