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Francis James Kendall (Ken) Wheeler (1901 – 1973)
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TitleFrancis James Kendall (Ken) Wheeler (1901 – 1973)AcknowledgementFiona O'Meara on behalf of Wheeler family descendants
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Description
DescriptionFrancis James Kendall (Ken) Wheeler (1901 – 1973) was a member of the Wheeler family of Ipswich. He was the son of Dr James Atkin Wheeler (1861-1939).
Ken was a jackaroo, a person who acts as a deputy to a sheep or cattle station manager in order to gain experience to become a station manager or owner.
Ken was a member of the Mahrigong District Branch of the Graziers' Association of Central and Northern Queensland and acted as secretary.
By 1954, Ken was the manager of Mahrigong sheep station. Mahrigong homestead is close to Rose Creek, halfway between Muttaburra and Winton, and is about 1100km west-northwest of Brisbane.
Additional Information Image qips-2022-10-17-0007 was taken of Ken Wheeler (left) and Dr James Atkin Wheeler (1862-1939) (right). The image may have been taken in Allora, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-18-0002 was taken at Picnic Races, Longreach.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0015 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0011 is dated circa 1920s at Coolangatta.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0010 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0028 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0013 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0027 shows Ken at the top of the stairs and an unknown man at the bottom and may have been taken at Toowong.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0021 is described as being taken on a school excursion circa 1910s. Ken is the boy in the rightmost seat.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0018 shows Ken (back) and a school friend, the same friend as in image qips-2022-10-09-0021.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0012 shows Ken against a corrugated iron building and has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0030 appears to be a studio portrait but no other information is known.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0022 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0032 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0016 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0020 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.References (online)Removal of Wages Parities - Request from Mahrigong - Queensland Country Life - 29 April 1937 - [accessed 5 June 2023]Bonzle.com - Map or Mahrigong, QLD - [accessed 5 June 2023]Winton - Personal - 26 Mar 1954 - [accessed 5 June 2023]
Ken was a jackaroo, a person who acts as a deputy to a sheep or cattle station manager in order to gain experience to become a station manager or owner.
Ken was a member of the Mahrigong District Branch of the Graziers' Association of Central and Northern Queensland and acted as secretary.
By 1954, Ken was the manager of Mahrigong sheep station. Mahrigong homestead is close to Rose Creek, halfway between Muttaburra and Winton, and is about 1100km west-northwest of Brisbane.
Additional Information Image qips-2022-10-17-0007 was taken of Ken Wheeler (left) and Dr James Atkin Wheeler (1862-1939) (right). The image may have been taken in Allora, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-18-0002 was taken at Picnic Races, Longreach.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0015 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0011 is dated circa 1920s at Coolangatta.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0010 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0028 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0013 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0027 shows Ken at the top of the stairs and an unknown man at the bottom and may have been taken at Toowong.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0021 is described as being taken on a school excursion circa 1910s. Ken is the boy in the rightmost seat.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0018 shows Ken (back) and a school friend, the same friend as in image qips-2022-10-09-0021.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0012 shows Ken against a corrugated iron building and has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0030 appears to be a studio portrait but no other information is known.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0022 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0032 has no date or location.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0016 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.
Image qips-2022-10-09-0020 may have been taken at Mahrigong Station, Muttaburra, Queensland.References (online)Removal of Wages Parities - Request from Mahrigong - Queensland Country Life - 29 April 1937 - [accessed 5 June 2023]Bonzle.com - Map or Mahrigong, QLD - [accessed 5 June 2023]Winton - Personal - 26 Mar 1954 - [accessed 5 June 2023]
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People & FamiliesDr James Atkin Wheeler (1861-1939)Francis James Kendall (Ken) Wheeler (1901 – 1973)Wheeler family
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Asset Details
Reference IDqips-2022-10-18-0002qips-2022-10-17-0007qips-2022-10-09-0015qips-2022-10-09-0011qips-2022-10-09-0010qips-2022-10-09-0028qips-2022-10-09-0013qips-2022-10-09-0027qips-2022-10-09-0021qips-2022-10-09-0018 qips-2022-10-09-0021qips-2022-10-09-0012qips-2022-10-09-0030qips-2022-10-09-0022qips-2022-10-09-0032qips-2022-10-09-0016qips-2022-10-09-0020Asset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageBlack & WhiteSepiaOrientationLandscapeGenreCandidRuralPhysical DescriptionPrintHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyright NoticeCreated prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.
To use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
Created prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.
To use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
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Created prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.
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