Charles Harper (15 July 1842–20 April 1912) was a pastoralist, newspaper proprieter and politician in colonial Western Australia.
The son of Church of England minister the Reverend Charles Harper and Julie Gretchen Harper née Lukin, Charles Harper was born at Nardi, near Toodyay in Western Australia. He was educated privately, and eventually farmed at Beverley. In 1861 and again in 1864, he explored with other pioneers in the Yilgarn district.
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Charles Harper (15 July 1842–20 April 1912) was a pastoralist, newspaper proprieter and politician in colonial Western Australia.
The son of Church of England minister the Reverend Charles Harper and Julie Gretchen Harper née Lukin, Charles Harper was born at Nardi, near Toodyay in Western Australia. He was educated privately, and eventually farmed at Beverley. In 1861 and again in 1864, he explored with other pioneers in the Yilgarn district.
From 1866, he was heavily involved in the pastoral industry. He was a pastoralist in the north-west of the state until 1868, overlanding to Geraldton in 1867 to secure provisions for Roebourne, Western Australia. From 1868 to 1870, he was involved in the pearling industry. He then briefly farmed at Beverley, before returning to the north west in 1871. He went into partnership with McKenzie Grant and Edgar in a de Grey sheep station, and was involved in the pearling industry until 1879.
On 28 March 1878, Harper was elected to the Western...
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