Auber George Jones was an Australian grazier and newspaper owner who represented Murrumbidgee for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885.
12 Facts About Auber Jones
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Auber Jones became a wealthy pastoralist and held numerous properties in Lachlan and on the Bogan River during the 1860s and 1870s.
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Auber George Jones was born in 1832, in Jericho, Van Diemen's Land.
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Auber Jones was the third son of Robert and Harriet Jones.
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On 6 May 1854, Auber Jones married Hannah Maria Moore, daughter of the Guardian owner John Joseph Moore, in Richmond, with whom he would have two sons and four daughters.
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Auber Jones later moved to Melbourne where he studied under Bishop Charles Perry for the Anglican ministry, but felt that he was not suited for priesthood.
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Auber Jones soon established himself as a successful pastoral speculator, holding many runs in Lachlan and on the Bogan River during the 1860s and 1870s.
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Auber Jones lived in Wagga Wagga and established its second newspaper, the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, with pastoralist Thomas Darlow in 1868.
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Auber Jones owned valuable businesses on Main Street, served on the local Hospital and Pastoral Association Committees, donated a cup for an intertown cricket competition, and supported the local public school.
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Auber Jones refused to stand for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in the 1870s due to his business commitments.
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Auber Jones opposed amendments of the 1880 Public Instruction Act and further Chinese immigration, and was described as "robustly independent".
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Auber Jones's will kept his second wife from any benefit from his estate or authority over any of his children.