1920 Australia Cover ties 2d Grey Kangaroo&1/2d green GV stamp Melbourne-Toowoomba 2d Grey Kangaroo stamp (3rd WMK, Die 1) and 1/2d Green KGV Stamp (Large Multiple WMK) at top right Roller cancelled MELBOURNE 19 MR 20 ((VICTORIA)). Sent to Toowoomba by Edmund Jowett (Pastoralist and Parliamentarian). Cover has been opened at top and both sides, Catalogue value of stamps on Cover $185.00. Scarce Item sent form a famous Australian. Edmund Jowett was the elected member of Parliament for the Country party for the Grampiands Electorate. He was also deputy leader of the Country party. Edmund Jowett was a well respected Pastoralist and businessman. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and arrived in Australia in 1876 and worked for the Argus. He was also the wool expert of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Whilst arriving in Australia with little monies, Edmund soon acquired land in Queensland and then Northern N.S.W. He ulimately controlled over 40 properties covering more than six million acres (2,428,140 ha). He greatly increased the carrying capacity of his sheep-stations and specialized in developing unimproved properties. At his death he was credited by the Bulletin with having owned more sheep than anyone else in the world. Jowett also promoted woollen- manufacturing, instituted 'Wool Week', and headed a 'Use More Wool' committee. Whilst having no early interest in politics, personal circumstance saw him become quite active and on the formation of the National Party in January 1917 Jowett became Victorian vice- president. Unsuccessful at the Federal election in May as a 'win the war' candidate for Maribyrnong, in October he won Grampians at a by-election. In 1919 he was re-elected with the endorsement of the Victorian Farmers' Union and, on 25 February 1920, was chosen as deputy leader of the new parliamentary Country Party. He lost his seat due to redistrbutions in 1922. He passed away sudenly in 1936 in one of his properties in Queensland. (Reference - Australian Dictionary of Biography). Scarce cover to an important pastoralist and Politician.
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