See also
Husband:
Augustus Frederick Lee Steere (1835-1903)
Wife:
Ellen Elizabeth Roe (1840-1887)
Children:
Marriage:
16 Feb 1859
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Name:
Augustus Frederick Lee Steere
Sex:
Male
Father:
Lee Steere (1803-1890)
Mother:
Anne Watson (c. 1807-1892)
Note:
OBITUARY: MR. A. F. LEE-STEERE.
The death of Mr. Augustus F. Lee Steere, J.P., makes another void in the fast-diminishing ranks of the early settlers of this State. Mr. Lee Steere was the fourth son of the late Mr. Lee Steere, M.P., of Jayes Park, Surrey, England, and was educated at Marlborough College. At the age of 20 he came out to this colony, where he engaged in pastoral pursuits, in conjunction with the late Mr. S. P. Phillips, of Culham, and Mr. J. G. Thomson, formerly of the Blackwood. Soon after his arrival in Western Australia he married Ellen Elizabeth, fifth daughter of the late Mr. G. S. Roe, Surveyor-General of the Colony, by whom he had a family of three sons and three daughters. Mrs. Lee Steere died in 1887, but all his children survive him, except his youngest son, Algernon. In his younger days Mr. Lee Steere was an ardent supporter of cricket and a good batsman, having represented his county, Surrey. He was also a good judge of horses and a fearless rider, and at one time acted as judge at the Royal Agricultural Show in this State. He was much respected by those who knew him, and doubtless his generosity will be remembered by many. For the greater part of his life Mr. Lee Steere suffered from an illness brought on at first by an accident. Although the best medical advice was sought, both here and in the old country (for which purpose Mr. Lee Steere visited England in the sixties), nothing could be done, and, as he grew older, he became more and more of an invalid, and for several years had been almost completely con- fined to his house. The immediate cause of Mr.Lee Steere's death was paralysis, and the end, when it came, was sudden. He was taken ill on Wednesday of last week, and on the following morning passed peacefully away. The funeral took place on Saturday last, at 2 p.m., and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.
Among the relatives who followed the sad procession were: Messrs. Herbert Lee Steere (son), E. A. Roberts (grandson), J. B. Roe (brother-in-law), Charles Lee Steere, John H. Phillips, J. C. Phillips, and S Burges (nephews); also R. G. Burges. M.L.A., W. A. G .Walter, P.M., J. F. Taylor. Mr. Ernest Lee Steere (second son of deceased) was unavoidably absent, being on the Murchison, also Mr E. A. P. Roberts (son-in-law), through illness.
Western Mail, Perth, WA, Saturday 15 August 1903
Birth:
1835
Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey
Baptism:
23 Jan 1835 (age 0)
Ockley, Surrey
Death:
6 Aug 1903 (age 67-68)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Name:
Ellen Elizabeth Roe
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
16 May 1840
Swan River Colony, Western Australia
Death:
1 Jun 1887 (age 47)
Newcastle, Western Australia
Name:
Matilda Annie Lee Steere
Sex:
Female
Birth:
8 Apr 1860
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Death:
14 Jul 1860 (age 0)
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Name:
Herbert John Lee Steere
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
10 Feb 1862
Ockley, Surrey
Death:
4 Mar 1942 (age 80)
Moora, Western Australia
Name:
Ethel Elizabeth Lee Steere
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
20 Feb 1864
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death:
1955 (age 90-91)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Name:
Ernest Augustus Lee Steere
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Bridget Yelverton O'Connor (1885-1979)
Note:
Sir Ernest Augustus Lee Steere (1866–1927)
Sir Ernest Augustus Lee Steere, pastoralist and businessman, was born on 19 March 1866 near Beverley, Western Australia, son of Augustus Frederick Lee Steere, grazier, and his wife Ellen Elizabeth, née Roe; (Sir) James Lee Steere was an uncle. The family had taken the name of Lee Steere in 1675 as a condition of the marriage between Fiducia Lee and John Steere at Plastoe, Surrey. Ernest was educated at Newcastle State School and the High School, Perth, and began work at 14.
He joined his cousins John and Sam Phillips, first as a stockman, at Culham near Toodyay, and next as overseer in 1886-90 at the Grange on the Irwin River. Carrying his swag on an aged racehorse, in 1888 he went to assess the Murchison country and was impressed. He returned north two years later as joint owner with his uncle J. B. Roe of Belele station, a 250,000-acre (101,172 ha) sheep and cattle run. Thwarted by drought, Lee Steere invested in mail transport between Nannine and Peak Hill; in a local butchery and the Nannine general store; and, eventually, in a merchandise and forwarding agency. Versatility and hard work characterized his endeavours. Never closely involved with his sidelines, he conceded that they helped to tide over fluctuations in the pastoral industry.
On 16 December 1909, at St Mary's Church of England, West Perth, Lee Steere married Bridget Yelverton, daughter of Charles O'Connor; they had three daughters and three sons, two of whom died in action in World War II.
As sole owner, Lee Steere expanded the Belele Pastoral Co. to 900,000 acres (364,221 ha). Because of the absence of permanent water holes, no Aborigines lived there; however Lee Steere spoke Yamagee and soon employed many, by whom he was well liked. They knew he never carried firearms. He gradually acquired other pastoral holdings. He was a committee-member of the Fairbridge Farm School at Pinjarra.
A foundation member and president in 1920-34 of the Pastoralists' Association of Western Australia, Lee Steere was also chairman of directors of Elder Smith & Co. Ltd (W.A.); chairman of the Australian Mutual Provident Society (W.A.) and the West Australian Trustee Executor & Agency Co. Ltd; a director of Western Australian Airways; and president of the Weld Club. He helped to float the Western Australian Worsted and Woollen Mills at Albany, the Western Australian Meat Export Co. and the Fremantle Freezing Works. Lacking political aspirations, he had conservative views but respected Labor Premier Philip Collier. He opposed additional Federal constitutional powers in the 1944 referendum and constantly supported fusion of the National and Country parties. Unostentatiously generous in the public cause, he was also considerate to less fortunate friends and relatives. Having refused the honour twice, Lee Steere was knighted in 1948.
The turf was his favourite recreation. His champions, such as Eurythmic (Perth 1919, Caulfield 1920) and Maple (Caulfield 1928), won several Australian cup and classic races. Horses carrying the Lee Steere 'all red' won repute for honest and consistent performance.
Lee Steere died at his home on 22 December 1957. His estate was sworn for probate at £87,574. He had been esteemed for his enterprise and fair dealing and was remembered as tolerant and understanding. Lady Lee Steere was appointed O.B.E. in 1960 for her work with the Western Australian Girl Guide Association and the Young Women's Christian Association. Their second son Ernest was lord mayor of Perth in 1972-78.
From the Australian Dictionary of Biography, by Wendy Birman
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lee-steere-sir-ernest-augustus-1370
Accessed 23.9.2012
Birth:
19 Mar 1866
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Baptism:
22 Apr 1866 (age 0)
Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
Death:
22 Dec 1957 (age 91)
Western Australia
Name:
Beatrice Maude Lee Steere
Sex:
Female
Birth:
16 Feb 1868
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Death:
7 Mar 1940 (age 72)
Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
Name:
Eva Matilda Lee Steere
Sex:
Female
Birth:
7 Sep 1872
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Death:
2 May 1943 (age 70)
Name:
Algernon George Lee Steere
Sex:
Male
Birth:
20 Jul 1875
Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia
Death:
19 May 1899 (age 23)
Newcastle, Western Australia
OBITUARY: MR. A. F. LEE-STEERE.
The death of Mr. Augustus F. Lee Steere, J.P., makes another void in the fast-diminishing ranks of the early settlers of this State. Mr. Lee Steere was the fourth son of the late Mr. Lee Steere, M.P., of Jayes Park, Surrey, England, and was educated at Marlborough College. At the age of 20 he came out to this colony, where he engaged in pastoral pursuits, in conjunction with the late Mr. S. P. Phillips, of Culham, and Mr. J. G. Thomson, formerly of the Blackwood. Soon after his arrival in Western Australia he married Ellen Elizabeth, fifth daughter of the late Mr. G. S. Roe, Surveyor-General of the Colony, by whom he had a family of three sons and three daughters. Mrs. Lee Steere died in 1887, but all his children survive him, except his youngest son, Algernon. In his younger days Mr. Lee Steere was an ardent supporter of cricket and a good batsman, having represented his county, Surrey. He was also a good judge of horses and a fearless rider, and at one time acted as judge at the Royal Agricultural Show in this State. He was much respected by those who knew him, and doubtless his generosity will be remembered by many. For the greater part of his life Mr. Lee Steere suffered from an illness brought on at first by an accident. Although the best medical advice was sought, both here and in the old country (for which purpose Mr. Lee Steere visited England in the sixties), nothing could be done, and, as he grew older, he became more and more of an invalid, and for several years had been almost completely con- fined to his house. The immediate cause of Mr.Lee Steere's death was paralysis, and the end, when it came, was sudden. He was taken ill on Wednesday of last week, and on the following morning passed peacefully away. The funeral took place on Saturday last, at 2 p.m., and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.
Among the relatives who followed the sad procession were: Messrs. Herbert Lee Steere (son), E. A. Roberts (grandson), J. B. Roe (brother-in-law), Charles Lee Steere, John H. Phillips, J. C. Phillips, and S Burges (nephews); also R. G. Burges. M.L.A., W. A. G .Walter, P.M., J. F. Taylor. Mr. Ernest Lee Steere (second son of deceased) was unavoidably absent, being on the Murchison, also Mr E. A. P. Roberts (son-in-law), through illness.
Western Mail, Perth, WA, Saturday 15 August 1903
Sir Ernest Augustus Lee Steere (1866–1927)
Sir Ernest Augustus Lee Steere, pastoralist and businessman, was born on 19 March 1866 near Beverley, Western Australia, son of Augustus Frederick Lee Steere, grazier, and his wife Ellen Elizabeth, née Roe; (Sir) James Lee Steere was an uncle. The family had taken the name of Lee Steere in 1675 as a condition of the marriage between Fiducia Lee and John Steere at Plastoe, Surrey. Ernest was educated at Newcastle State School and the High School, Perth, and began work at 14.
He joined his cousins John and Sam Phillips, first as a stockman, at Culham near Toodyay, and next as overseer in 1886-90 at the Grange on the Irwin River. Carrying his swag on an aged racehorse, in 1888 he went to assess the Murchison country and was impressed. He returned north two years later as joint owner with his uncle J. B. Roe of Belele station, a 250,000-acre (101,172 ha) sheep and cattle run. Thwarted by drought, Lee Steere invested in mail transport between Nannine and Peak Hill; in a local butchery and the Nannine general store; and, eventually, in a merchandise and forwarding agency. Versatility and hard work characterized his endeavours. Never closely involved with his sidelines, he conceded that they helped to tide over fluctuations in the pastoral industry.
On 16 December 1909, at St Mary's Church of England, West Perth, Lee Steere married Bridget Yelverton, daughter of Charles O'Connor; they had three daughters and three sons, two of whom died in action in World War II.
As sole owner, Lee Steere expanded the Belele Pastoral Co. to 900,000 acres (364,221 ha). Because of the absence of permanent water holes, no Aborigines lived there; however Lee Steere spoke Yamagee and soon employed many, by whom he was well liked. They knew he never carried firearms. He gradually acquired other pastoral holdings. He was a committee-member of the Fairbridge Farm School at Pinjarra.
A foundation member and president in 1920-34 of the Pastoralists' Association of Western Australia, Lee Steere was also chairman of directors of Elder Smith & Co. Ltd (W.A.); chairman of the Australian Mutual Provident Society (W.A.) and the West Australian Trustee Executor & Agency Co. Ltd; a director of Western Australian Airways; and president of the Weld Club. He helped to float the Western Australian Worsted and Woollen Mills at Albany, the Western Australian Meat Export Co. and the Fremantle Freezing Works. Lacking political aspirations, he had conservative views but respected Labor Premier Philip Collier. He opposed additional Federal constitutional powers in the 1944 referendum and constantly supported fusion of the National and Country parties. Unostentatiously generous in the public cause, he was also considerate to less fortunate friends and relatives. Having refused the honour twice, Lee Steere was knighted in 1948.
The turf was his favourite recreation. His champions, such as Eurythmic (Perth 1919, Caulfield 1920) and Maple (Caulfield 1928), won several Australian cup and classic races. Horses carrying the Lee Steere 'all red' won repute for honest and consistent performance.
Lee Steere died at his home on 22 December 1957. His estate was sworn for probate at £87,574. He had been esteemed for his enterprise and fair dealing and was remembered as tolerant and understanding. Lady Lee Steere was appointed O.B.E. in 1960 for her work with the Western Australian Girl Guide Association and the Young Women's Christian Association. Their second son Ernest was lord mayor of Perth in 1972-78.
From the Australian Dictionary of Biography, by Wendy Birman
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lee-steere-sir-ernest-augustus-1370
Accessed 23.9.2012