Can you help identify anyone is this photograph???

Published in 2009 “The Gympie Goldfield 1867-2008” was written by John Ferguson and Dr Elaine Brown.

John and Elaine went into a great deal of research for the book, but one image has John on a quest to discover the names of the men in the photo. John does realise that there is no way to name them all but is hoping that the dignitaries may be able to be identified.

The photo was taken on 16 June 1900. It appeared in the Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser Sat 7 July 1900, pg 3. The photo below is from the State Library of Queensland – the man on the far right (cut out) has been possibly identified as Mr Andrew Fisher (later Prime Minister of Australia).

You can see who we think is Andrew Fisher a bit better in an article from Sydney Mail titled Gympie and some of its gold mines”.

From articles in the Gympie Times John knows some names that had attended that day.

NAME	Affiliation with SG.
Confirmed in Press	or Representing
BOASE,	Gympie Miner.
BROWN, James	Pres. Mine Mang Assoc, MM 4NP
CULLINANE, J.S.
FISHER, A.	MLA.
GREEN,	Sub-contractor, erection
KENNEDY	Sydney Mail
LAIRD, Mathew,	General manager SGGM.
MULCAHY	Mayor.
MURRAY,
PARKINSON	Mining Warden, started machinary.
POWER, F. I.	prominent Co Director
RAMSAY,	Gympie Times.
RYAN	Engineer
SMITH T.	Mining Manager SG.
SUTHERS,W	Director 2SGE
TEBBUTT	Sub-contractor ,
WILSON	Rep. of Walkers Ltd, Maryborough

John also has copies of photos showing mining managers of around that time with names.

If you can help identify anyone in the Scottish Mine photo, please tell us. Phone 54810859 or email library@gympie.qld.gov.au

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