Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Henry Bartlett (6 January 1835 – 8 July 1915), invariably known as "Harry", was a politician in the colony of South Australia, dubbed "Father of the West Coast".Harry was born in Bideford (or Holsworthy?), Devonshire, and arrived in South Australia with his sister and widowed mother Mary Anne Ribouleau Bartlett, née Peress? Perrers? (1814 – 13 June 1902), in 1855. He soon went to Woolundunga Station, near Port Augusta, and there met John McKinlay, the noted explorer, whom he accompanied on a trip to the Barrier country. Later they went together to Port Lincoln, crossing the gulf in the steamer Daphne. At that time the only buildings in Port Lincoln were a couple of shanties owned by Captain Bishop (later owner of Boston Island), and "Jimmy" Owen. He spent several years prospecting on Kangaroo Island, and Yorke Peninsula from Franklin Harbour to the Gawler Ranges, gaining an intimate knowledge of the country.He was elected to the seat of Yorke Peninsula in the South Australian House of Assembly and sat from March 1887 to April 1896. His colleagues were, in turn, Robert Caldwell, Henry Lamshed and Arthur Short. He was remembered for his tireless advocacy on behalf of Yorke Peninsula agriculturists at a time when pastoralists were all-powerful.He owned 742 acres (300 ha) near Port Vincent, by the road to Curramulka."@en }
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- Harry_Bartlett_(Australian_politician) abstract "Henry Bartlett (6 January 1835 – 8 July 1915), invariably known as "Harry", was a politician in the colony of South Australia, dubbed "Father of the West Coast".Harry was born in Bideford (or Holsworthy?), Devonshire, and arrived in South Australia with his sister and widowed mother Mary Anne Ribouleau Bartlett, née Peress? Perrers? (1814 – 13 June 1902), in 1855. He soon went to Woolundunga Station, near Port Augusta, and there met John McKinlay, the noted explorer, whom he accompanied on a trip to the Barrier country. Later they went together to Port Lincoln, crossing the gulf in the steamer Daphne. At that time the only buildings in Port Lincoln were a couple of shanties owned by Captain Bishop (later owner of Boston Island), and "Jimmy" Owen. He spent several years prospecting on Kangaroo Island, and Yorke Peninsula from Franklin Harbour to the Gawler Ranges, gaining an intimate knowledge of the country.He was elected to the seat of Yorke Peninsula in the South Australian House of Assembly and sat from March 1887 to April 1896. His colleagues were, in turn, Robert Caldwell, Henry Lamshed and Arthur Short. He was remembered for his tireless advocacy on behalf of Yorke Peninsula agriculturists at a time when pastoralists were all-powerful.He owned 742 acres (300 ha) near Port Vincent, by the road to Curramulka.".