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Person
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Hubert Allan Nichols
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Description area
Dates of existence
1864-1940
History
Hubert Allan Nichols (1864-1940) was M.L.C. for Mersey and Meander, JP., Warden of Scone. He had worked as a timber feller until hurt in an accident in 1889 when he started work for the North West Post, Devonport. He was well known in sporting activities, especially axemen, and was secretary of many sporting clubs. He was also a seed potato grower and agent for farm supplies and sales and was a member of the Council of Agriculture and President of the Tasmanian Farmers and Stock Owners Association. Competitive woodchopping engrossed him. For many years Tasmanian handicapper, 'Chopper' Nichols wrote rules for the United Axemen's Association, which were accepted throughout Australia and New Zealand, and fostered the Ulverstone Carnival, one of Australia's premier meetings and long the venue for several world titles. In 1901 he established the Axemen's Journal.
For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/nichols-hubert-allan-7842