William Samuel Stabback
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| - | W S Stabback was born in London on 24 May 1827 and started travelling at the age of 12. He arrived in Sydney in 1853 and was a digger on the NSW goldfields. He came to Orange in the 1870s. He was Mayor of East Orange in 1889, 1891-1893 and 1895-1897. He had an active hand in securing the East Orange Public School and also in the making of the East Orange Municipality and was a director of the Millthorpe Milling Co. W S Stabback died on 5 February 1898 aged 71. | + | W S Stabback was born in London on 24 May 1827 and started travelling at the age of 12. He arrived in Sydney in 1853 and was a digger on the NSW goldfields. He came to Orange in the 1870s. He was Mayor of [[East Orange Council]] in 1889, 1891-1893 and 1895-1897. He had an active hand in securing the [[East Orange Public School]] and also in the making of the East Orange Municipality and was a director of the Millthorpe Milling Co. W S Stabback died on 5 February 1898 aged 71. He is buried in the [[Orange Cemetery]]. |
*''Self guided tour of Orange General Cemetery No 2, Early Mayors of the Orange District 1860-1920'' (2010) Orange City Council, Orange NSW. | *''Self guided tour of Orange General Cemetery No 2, Early Mayors of the Orange District 1860-1920'' (2010) Orange City Council, Orange NSW. | ||
[[Category:Mayors of East Orange|Stabback, W S]] | [[Category:Mayors of East Orange|Stabback, W S]] | ||
Revision as of 05:38, 13 May 2010
W S Stabback was born in London on 24 May 1827 and started travelling at the age of 12. He arrived in Sydney in 1853 and was a digger on the NSW goldfields. He came to Orange in the 1870s. He was Mayor of East Orange Council in 1889, 1891-1893 and 1895-1897. He had an active hand in securing the East Orange Public School and also in the making of the East Orange Municipality and was a director of the Millthorpe Milling Co. W S Stabback died on 5 February 1898 aged 71. He is buried in the Orange Cemetery.
- Self guided tour of Orange General Cemetery No 2, Early Mayors of the Orange District 1860-1920 (2010) Orange City Council, Orange NSW.
