Robert (Bob) Prince (c. 1860–1937)
from Worker
This entry is from Obituaries Australia
Word has just been received of the death at Camden (N.S.W.) of Robert Prince Bambrick better known among his old associates as 'Bob' Prince, one of the union prisoners of 1891.
The son of a pioneer father and mother — his mother was the first white woman to go into the Lake Hope district in South Australia, where Bob's early years were spent — he grew up a typical bushman with all the best characteristics that life outback so often produces. Coming to Queensland a young man, he engaged in the pastoral industry as shearer, and was soon imbued with the spirit of unionism, then sweeping over the West. The big industrial upheavals of the day saw him playing his part in the working-class fight for emancipation. He took his place on the strike committee only to fall, along with his associates on that body, a victim to the vindictiveness of those in authority, and to have to endure, as a consequence, three years in St. Helena. Afterwards he stood for Parliament in the Labor interests, but, under the loaded franchise then in vogue, was unsuccessful. He spent the greater part of his life in Central Queensland, and was particularly well known in the Sapphire district, where he resided for 25 years, part of the time as a selector. He was unmarried, and was 77 years of age.
Original Publication
This person appears as a part of the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975. [View Article]
Other Entries for Robert (Bob) Prince
- Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld), 9 August 1937, p 8
Additional Resources
- is arrested and charged with conspiracy, Argus (Melbourne), 31 March 1891, p 5
- trial and sentencing of the men charged with conspiracy in relation to the shearers strike, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld), 21 May 1891, p 5
- the sentenced unionists were sent to St Helena prison by the government steamer Otter, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld), 27 May 1891, p 5
- Prince is to be released from gaol this week, Worker (Brisbane), 18 November 1893, p 1
- is chair of the Lyrup Village Settlement Assn on the Murray River in South Australia, South Australian Register, 8 February 1894, p 7
- letter to electors (as R. P. Bambrick) seeking their votes in the coming election, Worker (Brisbane), 11 January 1908, p 12
- article about the shearers strike of 1891; includes brief updates on what happened to the shearers leaders who were gaoled for conspiracy since their release in 1893, Worker (Brisbane), 11 May 1922, p 11
- an appreciation, Worker (Brisbane), 31 August 1937, pp 14-15
- prison entrance record, 1891, Queensland State Archives, ITM341532, DR17776 (pdf)
- prison discharge record, 1893, Queensland State Archives, ITM92277, DR69472, p 258 (pdf)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Prince, Robert (Bob)
- Bambrick, Robert (father)
- Bambrick, Valentine (brother)
- Fry, Isaac (colleague)
- Smith-Barry, Henry Charles (colleague)
- Blackwell, Hugh Octavius (colleague)
- Ryan, Thomas Joseph (colleague)
- Forrester, Alexander (colleague)
- Griffin, Patrick Francis (colleague)
- Bennett, William James (colleague)
- Brown, Alfred John (colleague)
- Hamilton, William (colleague)
- Murphy, Edward Hartnett (colleague)
- Fothergill, William (colleague)
- Taylor, George (colleague)
- Stuart, Julian Alexander (colleague)
- Harding, George Rogers (judge)
Citation details
'Prince, Robert (Bob) (c. 1860–1937)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/prince-robert-bob-32312/text40008, accessed 26 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Bambrick, Robert Prince
Birth
Death
22 July,
1937
(aged ~ 77)
Camden,
New South Wales,
Australia
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