John Miller (Australian official)
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Mr / Captain John Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eday,
in the Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Died | July 9, 1931 (91 years of age) Cairns Hospital |
Captain John Miller (died 1931) was a Scottish official who was involved in the growth and development of the Cairns region.
John Miller was a native of Eday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.[1] He arrived from England with his step-son Richard Morton Machan in 1876, being one of the customs officials who founded a port in Cairns for the purposes of collecting customs duty.[1][2] Miller was also the first pilot stationed at Cairns.[2] John Miller managed a magazine factory which was built and commissioned in the later half of the 1890s.[3] Miller also took an interest in the growth and development of the Cairns region and was esteemed in the community.[1] He died in the Cairns Hospital at the age of 91.[1]
Nowadays, there are streets in Cairns named after John Miller or that have connections to his life and work.[3] These include Magazine Street in Aeroglen, Stratford, which was originally named because of the magazine factory that was built and commissioned under John Miller’s management.[3] Additionally, Miller Street in Parramatta Park may have been named after John Miller (or Sinclair Miller).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "A FOUNDER OF CAIRNS". Cairns Post. 1931-07-10. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b "OBITUARY". Cairns Post. 1941-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b c d Council, Cairns Regional (2022-11-19). "Street, suburb and park names". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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