Edward Stace Symonds

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Edward Symonds was Commissioner in charge of the Gold Office at Castlemaine. He was examined at the 1855 Goldfields Commission.


Obituary

THE LATE MR. EDWARD STACE SYMONDS.
By the death of Mr. Edward Stace Symonds, which took place at his residence, Kew, Victoria, on December 16 last, one of the oldest of Australia's leading financiers passed away. Although, since 1852 he resided in Victoria, Mr. Symonds was originally located in this colony, and was connected with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney when the present general manager, Mr. T. A Dibbs, entered the service. Born in 1810, Mr. Symonds reached the ripe age of 83 years. After leaving Sydney he in 1852 entered the service of the Victorian Government, and soon afterwords became Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands. The following year he was appointed Senior Assistant Commissioner in charge of financial operations at the goldfields and a few years later was choen to fill the office of gold-receiver at Melbourne. He became Under-Treasurer in 1857, which office he held for 30 years, after which he retired. During his long term of office he enjoyed the confidence of successive Premiers and Treasurers, and he it was who guided the financial operations of the Government until 1887. Mr Symonds was three times married, and leaves a widow, the daughter of the Mr John Rickards, of Sydney, four daughters, and three sons. In recognition of his public services he was, made a Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.[1]


References

  1. Sydney Morning Herald, 01 January 1900.