John William Hetherington (1860 – 17 July 1929) was a miner and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1910 and 1916-1917.[1]

He was born in Brancepath, Durham, North England in 1860.[1] In 1906 he was elected a member of the Brisbane City Council for Kangaroo Point, and he was three times Mayor of Brisbane, being appointed by the Governor-in-Council in 1910, and by his fellow aldermen in 1916 and 1917.[1]

He was very involved in the mining industry: as a coal miner, coal merchant, inventor of safety equipment and in opening new coalfields.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "OBITUARY". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 23 March 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Whitmore, Ray (1989). "John Hetherington, Father of Queensland's Coal Industry" (PDF). Queensland Royal Historical Society: 445–461.
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