Robert Stewart (Bobbie) Hastie (1861–1914)
The death is announced of Mr. Robert Hastie, who was Minister for Justice, Mines and Labour in the Daglish Ministry in West Australia during 1901 and 1905.
(The late Mr. Hastie was born in Glasgow in 1861. About 37 years ago he decided to visit New Zealand, and see if the Antipodes offered better opportunities for advancement. Five years were spent in the North Island, Mr. Hastie being mainly engaged during that time in prospecting. In 1890 he left New Zealand and went to Victoria, where he remained for five years, and in the beginning of 1895 he came to West Australia. Early in 1897 he assisted to form the first Boulder Literary Society, a little institution which numbered among its members several gentlemen who afterwards achieved Parliamentary honours. But Mr. Hastie's main work was performed at Kanowila. There he represented the Amalgamated Workers' Association, and it was due to the enthusiasm he threw into his labours that the association became a powerful organisation. In 1901 he was elected to represent Kanowna in the Legislative Council [ie Assembly], and his popularity was indicated by the fact that the other candidates who contested the seat lost their deposits. During the past few years Mr. Hastie had been in failing health, and took little part in public affairs.)
Original publication
Additional Resources
- open letter from The Worker to Hastie, Westralian Worker (Perth), 20 November 1903, p 4
- profile, West Australian, 11 August 1904, p 5
- fails to secure reselection, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA), 17 October 1905, p 4
- report of commission on miners phthisis, Western Mail (Perth), 9 December 1911, p 42
- testimonial, West Australian, 14 October 1913, p 8
- appreciation, Western Mail (Perth), 17 April 1914, p 38
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'Hastie, Robert Stewart (Bobbie) (1861–1914)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hastie-robert-stewart-bobbie-34074/text42726, accessed 1 September 2024.
Robert Hastie
Western Mail, 17 April 1914, p 30
Life Summary [details]
Birth
27 July,
1861
Glasgow,
Lanarkshire,
Scotland
Death
9 April,
1914
(aged 52)
Hawthorn, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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