Yep, Reefer, Adolphus George Taylor.
"The second of these figures was Adolphus George Taylor, known as "Mudgee" after the town of his birth. He, too, began as an MP, gaining a reputation as combative and brilliant. He publicly belittled fellow MPs, especially the leadership and was usually at the center of the rowdy parliamentary sessions of the day. After one particular incident, Taylor was suspended by the Speaker of Parliament, whereupon he challenged the Speaker's authority to do so, winning his case in parliamentary court and in the subsequent appeal and serving as his own defense. Upon winning these decisions, he resigned and turned to journalism, founding his own paper, Truth, with financing from prominent citizens. Constantly in court defending himself from libel suits, Taylor was for a time the sole writer, editor, and publisher. After several weeks of intense controversy, Taylor was forced to hole himself in the printing building and defend his paper at gunpoint, hauling up his food and brandy in buckets from his supporters."
A number of the politicians of the day were also journalists, and had a great love of the grog, fighting and feuding. I have asked a question about one of them (John Norton) a long time ago on this thread, as well as about another bloke whose name I forget now who among other things was famous for drinking a pint of rum every morning for breakfast. Edit, - It was "Sir John Robertson, five times premier of New South Wales, was said to have drank a pint of rum every morning for 35 years. Later said: 'none of the men who have left footprints in this country have been cold water men."
More on Taylor from the usual source:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/taylor-adolphus-george-4690
Of course, there is an Adolphus st in Balmain.
Over to you mate.
"The second of these figures was Adolphus George Taylor, known as "Mudgee" after the town of his birth. He, too, began as an MP, gaining a reputation as combative and brilliant. He publicly belittled fellow MPs, especially the leadership and was usually at the center of the rowdy parliamentary sessions of the day. After one particular incident, Taylor was suspended by the Speaker of Parliament, whereupon he challenged the Speaker's authority to do so, winning his case in parliamentary court and in the subsequent appeal and serving as his own defense. Upon winning these decisions, he resigned and turned to journalism, founding his own paper, Truth, with financing from prominent citizens. Constantly in court defending himself from libel suits, Taylor was for a time the sole writer, editor, and publisher. After several weeks of intense controversy, Taylor was forced to hole himself in the printing building and defend his paper at gunpoint, hauling up his food and brandy in buckets from his supporters."
A number of the politicians of the day were also journalists, and had a great love of the grog, fighting and feuding. I have asked a question about one of them (John Norton) a long time ago on this thread, as well as about another bloke whose name I forget now who among other things was famous for drinking a pint of rum every morning for breakfast. Edit, - It was "Sir John Robertson, five times premier of New South Wales, was said to have drank a pint of rum every morning for 35 years. Later said: 'none of the men who have left footprints in this country have been cold water men."
More on Taylor from the usual source:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/taylor-adolphus-george-4690
Of course, there is an Adolphus st in Balmain.
Over to you mate.
be back with a question after dinner..while i'm at it ...looking forward to catching up with you at Oallen in march... if your still going.,,,cheers Rossco
