John Arthur Andrews (1865 - 1903)

Born 27 Oct 1865 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Died 26 Jul 1903 at age 37 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

John Arthur Andrews (sometimes called Anarchist Andrews^[1]) was born on 27 October 1865 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the son of Eliza Mary Ann Andrews (nee Barnett) and John Andrews.^[2]

He was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne, Victoria.^[2]

His first job was as a public servant in the Department of Mines.^[2] After nearly five years in the department, he was dismissed for insubordination in December 1886.^[2] He next turned to journalism, writing for Melbourne's Punch and Herald, and for Sydney's Bulletin.^[2]

He was a passionate advocate of anarchy.^[2][3] In 1894 he published A Handbook of Anarchy, and spent time in gaol in New South Wales (about eight months) for charges including 'seditious libel'.^[2][4] In Melbourne, he was a member of the Melbourne Anarchist Club.^[2]

He never married.^[2]

Jack died on 26 July 1903 in Melbourne.^[2] His remains were interred in the Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, Victoria.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Edwin Richards (19 May 1894). The Worker (Wagga Wagga), p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145753120.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Andrew Reeves, 'Andrews, John Arthur (1865–1903)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/andrews-john-arthur-5028/text8369, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 1 July 2018 by Clare Spring.
3. ↑ "Across the curator’s desk: Anarchist newspapers of John Arthur Andrews." 27 March 2018. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2018 by Clare Spring from http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/blogs/across-curators-desk-anarchist-newspapers-john-arthur-andrews. Archived 19 June 2018 at https://web.archive.org/web/20180619112347/http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/blogs/across-curators-desk-anarchist-newspapers-john-arthur-andrews.
4. ↑ "Andrews the Anarchist." 23 February 1895. Western Herald (Bourke), p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143224732.