Auber Jones
Auber George Jones (1832 – 30 December 1887) was an Australian grazier and newspaper owner who represented Murrumbidgee for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885. Born in Jericho, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Jones moved to Melbourne and then to New South Wales to manage a station near Wagga Wagga. He became a wealthy pastoralist and held numerous properties in Lachlan and on the Bogan River during the 1860s and 1870s. Jones and Thomas Darlow established the Wagga Wagga Advertiser (now the Daily Advertiser) in 1868.
Auber Jones | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee | |
| In office 18 December 1882 – 7 October 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James Douglas |
| Succeeded by | James Gormly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Auber George Jones 1832 Jericho, Van Diemen's Land |
| Died | December 30, 1887 (aged 54–55) Young, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Pastoralist Newspaper proprietor |
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