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Edward Wolstenholme Ward

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76:, sitting in it for nine months. He was appointed to the council for life in 1861, however resigned his seat in 1865. Ward was promoted to major in January 1864 and to lieutenant-colonel only few months later. When he returned to England in 1866, he was set on halfpay. He was replaced as deputy-master of the Mint by 636: 106:
in Australia and was most effective, taking 27 wickets in his four matches at an average of 7.66. In the match against Victoria in 1858-59 he took 10 wickets for 57 runs. In 1857 the
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and was promoted to captain in 1855. In January 1855 he was appointed Chief Commissioner of New South Wales Railways, a new position, and was replaced by
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in 1874 and retired with a pension three years later, having been promoted to major-general. In 1879, he was further honoured as a Knight Commander.
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Shortly after his admission, he got a promotion to second lieutenant and then in 1844 to first lieutenant. After additional studies at the
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said of him: "Is an excellent and puzzling left-hand round-arm bowler, with medium pace, keeping the ball usually 'on the spot'."
201: 28:(17 August 1823 – 5 February 1890) was an Indian-born British soldier and Australian politician as well as cricket player. 646: 73: 320: 188: 40:, he was the oldest son of John Petty Ward and his wife Eleanor Erskine, daughter of John Erskine. He was educated at 651: 88: 118: 41: 193: 352: 64:
and became second captain in 1852. Two years later, Ward was sent as deputy-master of its oversea branch to
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Accessed 2 March 2015. See also: Elaine Herbert, 'Who was the first RPS member in Australia?' in
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In 1869, he became colonel and resumed his old post as deputy-master in a new branch in
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in July. In May of that year he was nominated a non-elective member of the
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On 21 November 1857, he married Anne Sophia Campbell, daughter of
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The Royal Photographic Society Australian Chapter Newsletter
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Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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in March 1853 remaining a member until at least 1859.
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between 1857 and 1862. He was one of the pioneers of
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He was elected a member of the 89:Order of St Michael and St George 667:British people in colonial India 383:. 16 February 1864. p. 725. 119:Australian Philosophical Society 42:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 598: 580: 555: 539: 495: 491:. 10 August 1877. p. 4628. 475: 455: 435: 407: 387: 367: 308: 288: 268: 248: 233: 194:Australian National University 1: 550:Australian Cricket: A History 471:. 24 July 1874. p. 3669. 403:. 8 March 1864. p. 1429. 353:Parliament of New South Wales 304:. 3 April 1855. p. 1335. 156: 31: 511:. 24 May 1879. p. 3597. 264:. 9 July 1841. p. 1782. 108:Australian Cricketer's Guide 96:New South Wales cricket team 21:Sir Edward Wolstenholme Ward 7: 144: 60:, he began working for the 10: 688: 647:New South Wales cricketers 347:"Edward Wolstenholme Ward" 592:The Sydney Morning Herald 420:The Sydney Morning Herald 128: 51: 652:Royal Engineers officers 588:"New South Wales Eleven" 182:Greville, P. J. (1976). 113:He was a trustee of the 351:Former members of the 240:Lodge, Edmund (1859). 58:Royal School of Mines 16:Australian politician 594:: 5. 7 October 1857. 123:Photographic Society 94:Ward played for the 44:and joined then the 508:The London Gazette 488:The London Gazette 468:The London Gazette 448:The London Gazette 400:The London Gazette 380:The London Gazette 301:The London Gazette 281:The London Gazette 261:The London Gazette 117:and member of the 48:as cadet in 1841. 203:978-0-522-84459-7 115:Australian Museum 679: 612: 602: 596: 595: 584: 578: 577: 575: 573: 559: 553: 543: 537: 536: 534: 532: 522: 513: 512: 499: 493: 492: 479: 473: 472: 459: 453: 452: 439: 433: 432: 430: 428: 415:"The Royal Mint" 411: 405: 404: 391: 385: 384: 371: 365: 364: 362: 360: 343: 334: 333: 331: 329: 312: 306: 305: 292: 286: 285: 272: 266: 265: 252: 246: 245: 237: 231: 230: 228: 226: 179: 104:roundarm bowling 27: 687: 686: 682: 681: 680: 678: 677: 676: 617: 616: 615: 603: 599: 586: 585: 581: 571: 569: 561: 560: 556: 544: 540: 530: 528: 524: 523: 516: 500: 496: 480: 476: 460: 456: 440: 436: 426: 424: 413: 412: 408: 392: 388: 372: 368: 358: 356: 345: 344: 337: 327: 325: 314: 313: 309: 293: 289: 273: 269: 253: 249: 238: 234: 224: 222: 204: 180: 163: 159: 147: 135:Robert Campbell 131: 54: 46:Royal Engineers 34: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 685: 675: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 614: 613: 597: 579: 567:CricketArchive 554: 538: 514: 494: 474: 454: 434: 406: 386: 366: 335: 307: 287: 267: 247: 232: 202: 160: 158: 155: 154: 153: 146: 143: 130: 127: 78:Charles Elouis 53: 50: 33: 30: 19:Major-General 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 684: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 624: 622: 610: 606: 601: 593: 589: 583: 568: 564: 558: 551: 547: 542: 527: 521: 519: 510: 509: 504: 498: 490: 489: 484: 478: 470: 469: 464: 458: 450: 449: 444: 438: 422: 421: 416: 410: 402: 401: 396: 390: 382: 381: 376: 370: 355: 354: 348: 342: 340: 323: 322: 317: 311: 303: 302: 297: 291: 283: 282: 277: 271: 263: 262: 257: 251: 243: 236: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 199: 195: 191: 190: 185: 178: 176: 174: 172: 170: 168: 166: 161: 152: 149: 148: 142: 140: 136: 126: 124: 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 49: 47: 43: 39: 29: 26: 22: 608: 600: 591: 582: 570:. 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Royal School of Mines
Royal Mint
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Captain Mann
New South Wales Legislative Council
Charles Elouis
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Order of St Michael and St George
New South Wales cricket team
Victoria
roundarm bowling
Australian Museum
Australian Philosophical Society
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