Henry Hoyle
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Henry "Harry" Clement Hoyle (born 20 November 1852 in Millers Point, New South Wales
, died 20 July 1926 in Vaucluse, New South Wales
) was an Australian politician and rugby league football administrator of the 1890s and 1900s. A life member of the New South Wales Rugby League
, Hoyle is credited with helping to craft the rhetoric justifying its successful split from New South Wales Rugby Football Union.
The son of a sea captain, Hoyle was educated at a Balmain
convent school and Fort Street Public School
. At age 10 he began his working life in Balmain with Booth's sawmills. He was apprenticed as a Blacksmith with P N Russell & Co,. then worked at Mort's Dock
in 1868. Boyle gained employment for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1876. While there he became a foreman and got married, setting up his house within the the St Peter’s, Surry Hills
parish, of which he became a leading member.
Hoyle was active in a 1882 iron trade strike. He was a founding member of the Railway and Tramway Service Association of New South Wales, becoming its first president in 1885. In 1890 he was dismissed by the railways for his union activities.
In 1891, as a member of the Protectionist Party
, Hoyle was elected as the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
's Member for the Electoral district of Redfern
.
Hoyle also established an auctioneering business in Darling Harbour.
After his 1894 electoral defeat he was employed to write for Freeman's Journal
.
On 8 August 1907 at Bateman's Crystal Hotel, George Street
, Hoyle chaired a meeting of fifty, comprising several leading rugby players and officials. The New South Wales Rugby Football League was founded and Hoyle was elected its first president. Hoyle then went about making arrangements for a New South Wales representative rugby team
to host New Zealand's like-minded All Golds
touring side. He then chaired meetings around Sydney at which he gave speeches to help attract players and clubs to the newly-created league, ending up with nine. These nine teams signed with the NSWRFL played in Australia' first season of rugby league football, the 1908 NSWRFL season. The 1908-09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was conducted during Hoyle's tenure with the NSWRFL as well. At the begninning of the 1909 NSWRFL season, the League, which was almost broke, had met and kicked out its founders Hoyle, Victor Trumper
and J J Giltinan
.
Hoyle joined the Australian Labor Party
before the 1910 election and became the MLA for Surry Hills. He was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace
in 1911.
Hoyle left the Labor Party in 1916 over the conscription
issue.
Hoyle was also a Trustee of Taronga Park from 1912 until 1926. He died on 20 July 1926 in Vaucluse, New South Wales
.
Millers Point, New South Wales
Millers Point is an urban locality within Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Millers Point is located on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.Millers Point...
, died 20 July 1926 in Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra....
) was an Australian politician and rugby league football administrator of the 1890s and 1900s. A life member of the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
, Hoyle is credited with helping to craft the rhetoric justifying its successful split from New South Wales Rugby Football Union.
The son of a sea captain, Hoyle was educated at a Balmain
Balmain, New South Wales
Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located slightly west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
convent school and Fort Street Public School
Fort Street Public School
For the high school of similar name see Fort Street High SchoolFort Street Public School is a government co-educational primary school located in Millers Point, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. At age 10 he began his working life in Balmain with Booth's sawmills. He was apprenticed as a Blacksmith with P N Russell & Co,. then worked at Mort's Dock
Mort's Dock
Mort's Dock is a former dry dock, slipway, and shipyard in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. It was the first dry dock in Australia, opening for business in 1855 and closing more than a century later in 1959.-Sydney's first dry dock:...
in 1868. Boyle gained employment for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1876. While there he became a foreman and got married, setting up his house within the the St Peter’s, Surry Hills
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is located immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
parish, of which he became a leading member.
Hoyle was active in a 1882 iron trade strike. He was a founding member of the Railway and Tramway Service Association of New South Wales, becoming its first president in 1885. In 1890 he was dismissed by the railways for his union activities.
In 1891, as a member of the Protectionist Party
Protectionist Party
The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...
, Hoyle was elected as the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
's Member for the Electoral district of Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...
.
Hoyle also established an auctioneering business in Darling Harbour.
After his 1894 electoral defeat he was employed to write for Freeman's Journal
Freeman's Journal
The Freeman's Journal was the oldest nationalist newspaper in Ireland. It was founded in 1763 by Charles Lucas and was identified with radical 18th century Protestant patriot politicians Henry Grattan and Henry Flood...
.
On 8 August 1907 at Bateman's Crystal Hotel, George Street
George Street
George Street may refer to:People:*George Edmund Street , British architect*George L. Street III , submariner in the United States Navy*George Street , English wicket-keeper...
, Hoyle chaired a meeting of fifty, comprising several leading rugby players and officials. The New South Wales Rugby Football League was founded and Hoyle was elected its first president. Hoyle then went about making arrangements for a New South Wales representative rugby team
New South Wales rugby league team
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against arch-rivals, the...
to host New Zealand's like-minded All Golds
All Golds
The All Golds could mean;*The touring party of New Zealand players in the 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain*The New Zealand national rugby league team itself*The 2007 All Golds Tour in celebration of the original tour...
touring side. He then chaired meetings around Sydney at which he gave speeches to help attract players and clubs to the newly-created league, ending up with nine. These nine teams signed with the NSWRFL played in Australia' first season of rugby league football, the 1908 NSWRFL season. The 1908-09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was conducted during Hoyle's tenure with the NSWRFL as well. At the begninning of the 1909 NSWRFL season, the League, which was almost broke, had met and kicked out its founders Hoyle, Victor Trumper
Victor Trumper
Victor Thomas Trumper was an Australian cricketer known as the most stylish and versatile batsman of the Golden Age of cricket, capable of playing match-winning innings on wet wickets his contemporaries found unplayable. Archie MacLaren said of him, "Compared to Victor I was a cab-horse to a Derby...
and J J Giltinan
J J Giltinan
James Joseph Giltinan was an Australian entrepreneur who helped to found the sport of rugby league football in Australia.On 8 August 1907 at Bateman's Crystal Hotel, George Street, Sydney politician Henry Hoyle chaired a meeting of fifty, comprising several leading rugby players and officials...
.
Hoyle joined the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
before the 1910 election and became the MLA for Surry Hills. He was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in 1911.
Hoyle left the Labor Party in 1916 over the conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
issue.
Hoyle was also a Trustee of Taronga Park from 1912 until 1926. He died on 20 July 1926 in Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra....
.