WILLIAM EARNSHAW.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 288, 6 December 1890, Page 2

WILLIAM EARNSHAW.

William Earnshaw was born at Manchester (England) on July 7th, 1852, and for seven years was educated at Peter-street day school,, belonging to the Svredenfcorgiaue, and during the term of hie apprenticeship attended night clasiee in connection with the Si). John's (Cabhohc) Sohoola. At ten .years of age he went to work and was employed in one shop till he reached man's estate. He had the good fortune to fall into the hands of a man who determined to make en all-round mechanic of him and waejsot content with teaching him the various branches of fcrade. If ever there was an 5 all round " firm it was that of Murder and Harrup, of Manchester. His employers KSed that he should visit all the vanLβ industrial works in that city i no doubt Earnshaw made the mosb of h» up*?; ities in studying the manufacture of fabrics Jnd metals. At the ape of 18 he was made

foreman of his ahop, and at the close of his appranticeahiphedeterminedtovisittheNew World. He landed in Boston (U.S.), and after two years' experience in the Eastern States he was suddenly called back to England. On his return home he happened to pick up a handbook of New Zealand, and he decided to settle in this colony. He came out here in the Caitlocb, but could nob, after his States experience, make up his mind to settle down, so went across to Australia, visiting all the principal towns, eventually sailing for San Francisco. He made a tour of the other States, and tried bis hand at almost everything, even had tho temerity to oppose the boss *' sandlotter'' of 'Frisco, the arch-demagogue Kearney. Hβ returned to England on a short visit and nailed for Melbourne as an engineer in the Miltiades. He worked on tho wharves in Melbourne, and on one occaeion opposed at a mass meating William Tronwitn, now head of the labour organisation of Melbourne, and member for Richmond. He landed in Dunedin twelve years ago, and after a short stay there "swagged " it through Otago and Canterbury, and then worked in Christohurch workshops for two years until he became one of the victims of the ten per cent, reduction. He again shifted liia quarters to Dunedin, where he has resided ever since, and worked continually in one establishment until ho docided to embark in politics. Ho has been intimately identified with the present movement, and has taken keen interest in Friendly Society mattors. (These notices will l»c coatSaneti in a lutaire .issue.)