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Jupiter Mosman

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Aboriginal Australian prospector (1861–1945)

Jupiter Mosman, a few months prior to his death in 1945

John Joseph (Jupiter) Mosman (1861–1945) was anAboriginal Australianprospector, one of the group of four who discovered gold atCharters Towers,Queensland, Australia. It became one of the premier goldfields of Australia, yielding £23,000,000 worth of gold. Mosman is credited with having found the first gold-bearing stone.[1]

Early life

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Mosman was born about 1861 in North-Western Queensland. His tribal name is unknown. As a small boy, he came toKynuna Station. In the late 1860s, pastoralistHugh Mosman of Tarbrax Station visited Kynuna and liked the boy so much that Hugh Mosman arranged for the boy to come to live at Tarbrax with him. He was named Jupiter by Hugh Mosman because his eyes were "large, luminous, and as limpid as a planet". He became known as Jupiter Mosman and acted as Hugh Mosman's servant.[1]

Prospecting

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There had been discoveries of gold atRavenswood and other places inNorth Queensland. Hugh Mosman decided to search for gold, selling Tarbrax toDuncan McIntyre of Dalgonally. Having travelled to Ravenswood with Jupiter, Hugh Mosman became acquainted with the prospectorGeorge Clarke and together with a Mr Fraser commenced a prospecting expedition in 1871. The party left Ravenswood working their way toward the Seventy Mile Pinnacle atMount Leyshon, after which they swung back towards the high bluff, now known asTowers Hill, as it was an easily seen landmark. As they rode through the "Gap", camping on a creek on what is now the town side of the hill, Mosman was attracted by a stone in which he saw "color". The party soon realised that the ground was covered in gold-bearing brownstone quartz. They staked out a mining claim called "The North Australian" and found £6000 worth of gold on the surface. On 2 January 1872 they returned to Ravenswood where they formally registered their claim. This triggered a gold rush to what is now Charters Towers.[1]

Education

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Hugh Mosman and his white companions made much money from the Charters Towers gold fields, but soon went their separate ways. Hugh Mosman stayed longest but, after he lost his arm while using explosives, decided to retire to Sydney, taking Jupiter with him. There Jupiter was sent to school inNewtown, and afterwards to Lyndhurst College, Sydney, where he was baptised asRoman Catholic and christened John Joseph. There he did well at sports such as cricket, football and running. At cricket, he was amedium fast bowler, a good fielder, and a sound batsman. He could run 100 yards in 11 seconds. Hugh Mosman was a keen horseman who enjoyed competing insteeplechase races. He taught Jupiter how to ride and about horse racing more generally. They rarely opened a gate, preferring to jump their horses over it.[1]

Pastoral work

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After Jupiter had completed his schooling, Hugh Mosman and Jupiter returned to Charters Towers. When Hugh Mosman left Charters Towers in 1891, Jupiter decided he would join Hugh Mosman's nephew as a drover, taking a mob of cattle owned by Messrs Collins and White from Beaudesert near Kynuna toWodonga inVictoria. The journey took six months and five days and no beasts were lost.[1]

Later Mosman worked for Messrs Rourke and Monroe at Lolwoth Station atDotswood. He worked at a number of other pastoral stations, including Wombiana, and Stockyard Creek with Messrs Soilleux and Roberts.[1]

When he had the opportunity, Mosman went prospecting and is credited with discovering other mineral-bearing areas.[1][2]

Later life

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Grave of Mosman, Charters Towers Cemetery

In his final years, Mosman was cared for at the Eventide Home nursing home in Charters Towers. Aboriginal people were not normally admitted to the home, but the people of Charters Towers successfully petitioned theQueensland Government to allow him residence there because of his historic association with Charters Towers.[1][3]

Mosman died at Eventide nursing home at Charters Towers on 5 December 1945 aged approximately 84 years. His funeral took place on 6 December 1945.[1][4]

He was one of the only two men remaining alive who were on Charters Towers in its beginnings, the other being Sir Thomas Buckland, who was then an assayer atMillchester.[1]

Legacy

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In December 1953, a large rock monument honouring Mosman as the founder of Charters Towers was unveiled in the front yard of Syd N. Williams opposite the Charters Towers Hospital. The unveiling was conducted by local Aboriginal leader King Kiara, son of Barney, of the Dalleburra people, who wore hisbreastplate for the occasion.[5]

A large boomerang-shaped monument was erected in memory of Mosman inLissner Park, Charters Towers (20°04′25″S146°15′38″E / 20.073586°S 146.260456°E /-20.073586; 146.260456 (Jupiter Mosman memorial)).[6]

The Jupiter Mosman Cooperative Society provide accommodation services for Indigenous people in Charters Towers.[7]

Jupiters Casino, afterwards known asThe Star Gold Coast, was named after him.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghij"JUPITER MOSSMAN".The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 6 December 1945. p. 6. Retrieved9 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^"MINING".The North Queensland Register. Vol. XIV, no. 40. Queensland, Australia. 3 October 1904. p. 8. Retrieved9 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^"JUPITER MOSMAN".Daily Mercury. Vol. 75, no. 170. Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1941. p. 7. Retrieved9 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^"Family Notices".The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 6 December 1945. p. 4. Retrieved9 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^"City Founder Honoured".The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1954. p. 1. Retrieved9 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^"Jupiter Mosman".Monument Australia.Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved9 April 2019.
  7. ^"Jupiter Mosman Night Shelter".Health Direct.Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved9 April 2019.
  8. ^Skene, Kathleen (28 August 2015)."Jupiter's Casino and Resort to get new name as part of redevelopment". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved14 August 2024.

External links

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