George Alexander HOBLER (1864

George Alexander HOBLER (1864 - 1935)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Cyril Moore HOBLER (1891 - 1916) Enid Moore HOBLER (1894 - 1959) Nea Moore HOBLER (1901 - )	George Alexander HOBLER (1864 - 1935) + Antoinette Gertrude van HEUCKELUM (1865 - 1951)	Francis Helvetius HOBLER (1825 - 1889)	George HOBLER (1800 - 1882)	James Francis Helvetius HOBLER (1765 - 1844)
				Mary FURBY (1765 - 1846)
			Ann TURNER (1801 - 1867)	John A TURNER (1759 - )
				Mary TREMLETT (1763 - )
		Jessie Ann LEARMONTH (1838 - 1910)	Alexander LEARMONTH (1809 - 1874)	John Livingston LEARMONTH (1783 - 1863)
				Margaret WATSON (1788 - 1872)
			Mary Ann HORNCASTLE (1820 - 1838)

b. 18 Jan 1864 at Queensland, Australia

m. 16 Dec 1890 Antoinette Gertrude van HEUCKELUM (1865 - 1951) at Cairns, Queensland, Australia

d. 06 Oct 1935 at Mosman, New South Wales, Australia aged 71

Near Relatives of George Alexander HOBLER (1864 - 1935)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George HOBLER	06 Sep 1800	Islington, London, Middlesex, England	1882	Alameda, California, USA	82
Grandmother	Ann TURNER	21 Dec 1801	Cadbury, Devon, England	22 Apr 1867	Alameda, California, USA	65
Grandfather	Alexander LEARMONTH	21 Nov 1809	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	08 Feb 1874	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia	64
Grandmother	Mary Ann HORNCASTLE	abt 1820	Scotland	1838	Scotland	18

Father in Law	Jasper van HEUCKELUM			1878	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Mother in Law	Isabella MOORE			1905	Granville, New South Wales, Australia

Father	Francis Helvetius HOBLER	16 Jul 1825	Hertfordshire, England	25 Jan 1889	Queensland, Australia	63
Mother	Jessie Ann LEARMONTH	31 Jan 1838	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	28 Apr 1910	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	72

Self	George Alexander HOBLER	18 Jan 1864	Queensland, Australia	06 Oct 1935	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	71

Wife	Antoinette Gertrude van HEUCKELUM	26 Apr 1865	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1951	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	86

Son	Cyril Moore HOBLER	01 Nov 1891	Queensland, Australia	29 Jul 1916	Pozieres, France	24
Daughter	Enid Moore HOBLER	17 Jan 1894	Queensland, Australia	01 Oct 1959		65
Daughter	Nea Moore HOBLER	02 May 1901	Queensland, Australia

Brother	Francis Helvetius (Frank) HOBLER	26 Oct 1860	Portland, Victoria, Australia	06 Sep 1921	Jandowae, Queensland, Australia	60
Sister	Mary Louisa HOBLER	1861	Portland, Victoria, Australia	1863	Queensland, Australia	2
Brother	Frederic Byerley HOBLER	05 Oct 1865	Queensland, Australia	04 Aug 1902	Mexico City, Mexico	36
Brother	William Learmonth HOBLER	30 Nov 1867	Queensland, Australia	19 Mar 1936	Queensland, Australia	68
Brother	Louis Edward HOBLER	14 Oct 1870	Queensland, Australia	1946	Queensland, Australia	76
Brother	Walter Bucknall HOBLER	14 Oct 1870	Queensland, Australia	24 Jun 1953	Queensland, Australia	82
Sister	Emily Jessie HOBLER	05 Nov 1871	Queensland, Australia	30 Jan 1874	Queensland, Australia	2
Sister	Minnie HOBLER	21 Jul 1875	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	29 Jul 1962	Bromley, Kent, England	87
Sister	Ada May (Mary) HOBLER	04 Sep 1876	Queensland, Australia	03 Mar 1877	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister	Agnes HOBLER	20 May 1878	Queensland, Australia	25 Oct 1950	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	72

Son in Law	A MITCHELL
Son in Law	Walter R COX

Aunt	Mary HOBLER	16 Nov 1823	Hertfordshire, England
Uncle	John STACK	1822	Ireland
Uncle	George HOBLER	03 Aug 1827	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	11 May 1888	Hanford, California, USA	60
Aunt	Elizabeth Theodosia BRAUND	16 Jun 1837	England	18 Jan 1878	Hanford, California, USA	40
Uncle	John Turner HOBLER	03 Apr 1829	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	26 Jun 1829	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	0
Aunt	Emily Denton HOBLER	25 Nov 1830	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	16 Nov 1906	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia	75
Uncle	William Henry BACCHUS			Jul 1887
Aunt	Elizabeth Anne HOBLER	17 Oct 1832	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	10 Jun 1848	Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia	15
Uncle	Edward Turner HOBLER	15 Nov 1834	Killafaddy, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	20 Sep 1871	Alameda, California, USA	36
Aunt	Alice (Ann) WRIGHT	1842	Ohio, USA
Uncle	Charles James HOBLER	16 Aug 1836	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	13 Dec 1918	Hanford, California, USA	82
Aunt	Rosanna HUNTER	22 Aug 1856	Canada	16 Nov 1940	USA	84
Uncle	Albert HOBLER	21 Jun 1838	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jul 1897	Fresno, California, USA	59
Aunt	Ada Louisa HOBLER	18 Apr 1840	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	15 Apr 1906	Alameda, California, USA	65
Uncle	John ELLSWORTH	07 Jan 1842	Hartford, CT, USA
Uncle	Louis William HOBLER	17 Aug 1844	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	08 May 1906	Fresno, California, USA	61
Aunt	Maria M (Ria) (Bammie) FULLER	May 1850	Joseph, Michigan, USA	aft 1920		70

Cousin	Edward George Hobler STACK	03 Jun 1850	Mission Dolores, Californa, USA
Cousin	Ernest S HOBLER	21 Oct 1864	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	10 Dec 1921	USA	57
Cousin	Edith HOBLER	24 Apr 1866	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	16 Sep 1940	Alameda, California, USA	74
Cousin	Ann HOBLER	02 Jan 1868	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	30 Jul 1948	Alameda, California, USA	80
Cousin	Jessie HOBLER	28 Dec 1869	Queensland, Australia	19 Nov 1951	Kings, California, USA	81
Cousin	Allison Otto HOBLER	31 Jul 1871	Hanford, California, USA	19 Dec 1945	Fresno, California, USA	74
Cousin	William Henry Arthur Hobler BACCHUS	1852	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1896	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	44
Cousin	George BACCHUS	1854	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1884	Murtoa, Victoria, Australia	30
Cousin	Annie Elizabeth BACCHUS	17 Oct 1855	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Emily BACCHUS	1857	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1869	Victoria, Australia	12
Cousin	Louisa BACCHUS	1859	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1862	Victoria, Australia	3
Cousin	Helen Ada BACCHUS	1861	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1862	Victoria, Australia	1
Cousin	Ada Louisa HOBLER	Nov 1868	California, USA
Cousin	William Clarence HOBLER	08 Oct 1869	California, USA
Cousin	Elizabeth Ann HOBLER	24 Aug 1875	Fresno, California, USA
Cousin	Rose Adeline HOBLER	1876	California, USA
Cousin	Bertha HOBLER	08 Aug 1878	California, USA
Cousin	Adolphus HOBLER	24 Jan 1882	California, USA
Cousin	Louis HOBLER	29 Nov 1886	California, USA
Cousin	Glarys HOBLER	Apr 1893	California, USA
Cousin	Grace HOBLER	03 Jul 1894	California, USA
Cousin	Lillian E HOBLER	27 Feb 1872	California, USA	21 Dec 1945	Soquel, Santa Cruz Co, California, USA	73
Cousin	Arthur HOBLER	1876	California, USA
Cousin	Laura HOBLER	1880	California, USA
Cousin	Sigmund Frankneau HOBLER	13 Jun 1883	Fresno, California, USA	07 Aug 1952	Sanger, California, USA	69
Cousin	Irma Buckley HOBLER	08 Mar 1890	Fresno, California, USA

Niece	Myola May HOBLER	27 Aug 1893	Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1902	Queensland, Australia	9
Niece	Beatrice Bourne HOBLER	03 Jan 1895	Queensland, Australia	22 May 1907	Dalby, Queensland, Australia	12
Nephew	Francis Helvetius HOBLER	02 Sep 1896	Queensland, Australia	07 Apr 1898	Queensland, Australia	1
Niece	Constance Theodora HOBLER	12 Apr 1899	Queensland, Australia	1915	Jandowae, Queensland, Australia	16
Niece	Ruth Lurline HOBLER	08 Sep 1900	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	09 Aug 1987	Queensland, Australia	86
Niece	Florence Scovell HOBLER	06 Jun 1904	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	02 Mar 1999	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia	94
Nephew	Victor Learmonth HOBLER	12 Jun 1900	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1954	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	54
Niece	Jessie Learmonth HOBLER	13 Feb 1904	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Harold Learmonth HOBLER	08 Sep 1906	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Cecil Forde HOBLER	07 Sep 1899	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1969	New Guinea	70
Nephew	Rupert Forde HOBLER	1901	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Ormonde Forde HOBLER	30 Jul 1902	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	John (Jack) Forde HOBLER	26 Sep 1907	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	13 Jan 1996	Queensland, Australia	88
Nephew	Clive Morrell STRETTON	1898	Queensland, Australia	1970		72
Niece	Hilda Morrell STRETTON	14 Jul 1900	Queensland, Australia	Jul 1987	Queensland, Australia	87
Niece	Mona Morrell STRETTON	1902	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Jack Morrell STRETTON	28 Jan 1910	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Walther H HAEGE	1898	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Dorothea L HAEGE	1900	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Elsa H HAEGE	1903	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	Thomas D van HEUCKELUM			1879	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Margaretta Joanna van HEUCKELUM	1868	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1954	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Henrietta Isabella van HEUCKELUM	1870	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	92
Sister in Law	Dorette Bertha van HEUCKELUM	1873	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Charles Henry van HEUCKELUM	1875	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Rodolph Jasper van HEUCKELUM	1876	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	70
Sister in Law	Mabel Theodora BARNARD	18 Nov 1871	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	26 Aug 1925	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	53
Sister in Law	Ada Alicia SHAW	1873	Queensland, Australia	1952	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Minnie Alma FORDE
Sister in Law	Minnie Jane Elizabeth WRIGHT			abt 1962
Brother in Law	Edward Morrell STRETTON	13 Aug 1861	Berkhamsted, Hertford, England
Brother in Law	Archibald Stewart HIGGINSON

Events in George Alexander HOBLER (1864 - 1935)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
18 Jan 1864		George Alexander HOBLER was born	Queensland, Australia	1864/C001358A
25 Jan 1889	25	Death of father Francis Helvetius HOBLER (aged 63)	Queensland, Australia	1889/C004916
16 Dec 1890	26	Married Antoinette Gertrude van HEUCKELUM (aged 25)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	1890/C337
01 Nov 1891	27	Birth of son Cyril Moore HOBLER	Queensland, Australia	1891/C002137
17 Jan 1894	29	Birth of daughter Enid Moore HOBLER	Queensland, Australia	1894/C001585
02 May 1901	37	Birth of daughter Nea Moore HOBLER	Queensland, Australia	1901/C011047
28 Apr 1910	46	Death of mother Jessie Ann LEARMONTH (aged 72)	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1910/C002965
29 Jul 1916	52	Death of son Cyril Moore HOBLER (aged 24)	Pozieres, France
06 Oct 1935	71	George Alexander HOBLER died	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	22971/1935

Personal Notes:

Australian Dictionary of Biography
http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090323b.htm

HOBLER, GEORGE ALEXANDER (1864-1935), railway engineer and administrator, was born on 18 January 1864 at Coorada, Upper Dawson district, Queensland, third child of English-born Francis Helvetius Hobler, squatter, and his Scottish wife Jessie Ann, née Learmonth, and grandson of George Hobler. After a state school education Hobler entered the Queensland Railways in January 1879 as a civil engineering cadet. In 1885 he was promoted from junior draughtsman to second-class assistant surveyor and in 1888 became assistant engineer on the Cairns line. He married Antoinette Gertrude van Heucklelum at St John's Church of England, Cairns, on 16 December 1890.

In 1892 Hobler was engaged to prepare the evidence for the Queensland government in the John Robb case. After the Supreme Court verdict of mid-1893 against Robb, who had claimed over £250,000 additional payment as contractor on the difficult second section (Redlynch to Myola) of the Cairns-Herberton railway, Hobler was promoted to district engineer. He was given charge of the construction of the mountain section of the line as far as Mareeba, and was subsequently appointed by the London trustees of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Co. Ltd to supervise the continuation of the line to Chillagoe. He also supervised the building of the Chillagoe smelters (completed in 1901) and a wharf at Cairns. In 1909 he became inspecting engineer and in 1911 constructing engineer for lines throughout the State, including those built by local authorities under special Acts of parliament.

On 31 August 1912 Hobler joined the newly formed Commonwealth Railways in Melbourne as deputy-engineer-in-chief under Henry Deane for the construction of the transcontinental railway. Under an administrative rearrangement in April 1914 he was given charge of the civil engineering branch and in February 1918 he was appointed engineer (later chief engineer) of the way and works branch, Port Augusta, South Australia. Throughout World War I he held the appointment of honorary lieutenant-colonel, Railway Staff Corps.

Hobler was regarded as an expert on northern Australia. In November 1914 he travelled from Pine Creek to Bitter Springs (Mataranka), Northern Territory, along the proposed extension of the Pine Creek-Katherine River railway and next year reported to the Standing Committee on Public Works. In May-June 1920 he represented the Federal government on an expedition to the North-West and Kimberley district of Western Australia, organized by the Western Australian government and the North Australian Railway and Development League, to report on the country from Meekatharra to Wyndham. Hobler concluded that 'with proper development the country could carry a great population, and support numbers of wealth producing industries'; he advocated construction of a railway from Meekatharra across the desert to Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, with branch lines to Wyndham, Derby, Port Hedland and Carnarvon. His exploring earned him a fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society (London).

Hobler retired from the Commonwealth Railways in 1926 when he joined the advisory North Australian Commission in Darwin. When the commission disbanded in 1931, Hobler moved to Mosman, Sydney, whence he travelled the world as an observer of railway systems. He died at Mosman on 6 October 1935 and was cremated; his ashes were scattered from an aircraft over Darwin. He was survived by his wife and two daughters; his son, Cyril, had been killed in the battle of the Somme in 1916.

Select Bibliography
Parliamentary Papers (Commonwealth), 1914-17, 4 (323, 344), 1920-21, 5 (58); Capricornian, 6 Nov 1926; Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Oct 1935; Hobler papers (MSS 1861, State Library of New South Wales); private information.

Author: A. E. Creelman

Print Publication Details: A. E. Creelman, 'Hobler, George Alexander (1864 - 1935)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 317-318.

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