Harold Eric Brookes (1876–1953)
Mr. Harold Eric Brookes, well-known Melbourne businessman and brother of Sir Norman Brookes, died today aged 77.
Mr. Brookes had extensive business interests in Melbourne and Queensland.
He was managing partner of William Brookes and Co., Queensland graziers, and a director of Australian Paper Manufacturers Co. Ltd. and Australasian Paper and Pulp Co. Ltd.
He was a past president of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, and his many sporting interests included membership of Royal Melbourne and Royal Sydney Golf Clubs and the Victorian Lawn Tennis Association.
Mr. Brookes's wife died some years ago, but he is survived by two daughters and a son.
Original publication
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Brookes, Dorothy Clare (wife)
- Brookes, John Dougan (son)
- Bird, Lucy Clara (mother-in-law)
- Bird, Frederic Dougan (father-in-law)
- Brookes, May (sister)
- Brookes, Herbert Robinson (brother)
- Brookes, Percy Campion (brother)
- Brookes, Norman Everard (brother)
- Brookes, Ivy (sister-in-law)
- Brookes, Mabel Balcombe (sister-in-law)
- Brookes, Wilfred Deakin (nephew)
- Smith, Harold Gengoult (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Brookes, Harold Eric (1876–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brookes-harold-eric-16310/text28262, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1876
St Kilda, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
22 November,
1953
(aged ~ 77)
Woodend,
Victoria,
Australia
Occupation or Descriptor
Key Organisations
- Australasian Paper and Pulp Co Ltd
- Australian Paper Manufacturers Co Ltd
- Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club
- Royal Sydney Golf Club
- Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind