Louis Lawrence Smith

Louis Lawrence Smith

From 1859 to 1871, the South Bourke electorate was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Victorian Parliament by four interesting men. Perhaps the most colourful personality was the first of these politicians, medical practitioner and businessman, Louis Lawrence Smith.

He was born in London, the son of a theatre proprietor and entrepreneur. He was educated in London and at the Ecole de Medicine, Paris. In his student days there, he participated in many adventures during the revolution which deposed Louis Phillippe.

Attracted by the discovery of gold in Australia, he joined the "Oriental" as ship's surgeon and migrated to Australia in 1852. His stay on the goldfields was brief and unpleasant, and when he left he set up medical practice in Melbourne.

In 1859 some citizens requested his to allow himself to be nominated for South Bourke in the Liberal interest.  J.W.H. Leavitt, a contemporary of Smith's, considered that he was a "thoroughly independent and consistent representative. Though terse in manner, his speeches were always incisive and. secured the attention of the Chamber." He was re-elected on five separate occasions for South Bourke, and always returned at the head of the poll.

LL Smith c1858 (SLV)

Though Dr. Smith was not interested in the particular type of farming common to the Templestowe district at this time, he always advocated the entire irrigation of the colony, and attempted to persuade them to borrow money for such a project.

He established a model farm of his own, expending £20,000 on it. He reared pure bred sheep, pigs and thoroughbred horses. His stables boasted thirteen horses in training at the one time. He also introduced calf vaccine lymph into the colony.

In different parts of the colony, he had several vineyards and entrusted to a skilled French manager. He sent 100 samples of champagne to the international in 1880 which were duly acclaimed for their excellence.

At the same time, Louis Smith had an extensive, and some thought unconventional medical practice on which he spent £3,000 p.a. on advertising.

He also found time to edit and publish the first medical journal in Australia. But his publishing ventures went even further and included the proprietorship of several newspapers advocating Liberal principles. Despite this, he demonstrated his independence of thought when he refused the request of his constituents in South Bourke to support the movement of the Darling Grant. Instead, he vigorously opposed the McCulloch Ministry, thereby electing to lose his seat rather than sacrifice his principles.

He represented also the electorates of Richmond, Mornington, East Melbourne and South Bourke again in 1865, 1868 and 1871.

When he died in 1910 at the age of eighty, he left four sons and seven daughters, the issue of his two marriages. One of his sons, Dr. Gengoult-Smith, became Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

1976 05 DTHS Newsletter

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Smith, Louis Lawrence (1830–1910)

Louis Lawrence Smith (1830-1910), medical practitioner and politician, was born on 15 May 1830 in London, son of Edward Tyrell Smith, theatrical entrepreneur, and his wife Magdelana Nannette, née Gengoult. He attended St Saviour's Grammar School, Southwark, in 1841-46 and then was apprenticed for five years to the surgeon Sir Thomas Longmore. In 1848 he studied at the Ecole de Médecine, Paris; next year he attended lectures of the London Society of Apothecaries, and in 1850 began his training at Westminster Hospital (L.S.A., 1852). For a while he practised with Dr R. J. Culverwell, proprietor of a pathological museum. In 1852 he migrated as ship's surgeon in the Oriental, arriving in Melbourne on 11 December.

Briefly on the goldfields, Smith opened a surgery in Bourke Street in July 1853 and by 1862 had expanded it to include a museum of anatomy and the Polytechnic Hall. He regarded his practice as a speculative venture and by 1863 was spending £3000 a year on newspaper advertisements. He began consultations by post, at a fee of £1 per prescription, and in 1860 he first published his annual Medical Almanac which emphasized home treatment. He also developed his popular approach through articles in the Australian Journal from 1865 and in cheap pamphlets produced in the 1860s.

Smith argued that advertising showed the worth of his qualifications and thus exposed quacks. He also claimed that his practice gave him an unusually wide range of experience; but his methods were opposed by many doctors and some laymen. His museum was closed in 1869 because it offended 'taste'. Notorious for his treatment of venereal disease, in 1858 he was acquitted of a charge of procuring an abortion; the reputation stuck. Undaunted he ignored the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association when it was formed in 1879, continued advertising and was said to be making £10,000 a year by 1880.

Smith entered politics perhaps rather for prestige and influence than on principle. As 'the people's candidate' for South Bourke, from 1859 to 1865 he seems to have won Legislative Assembly elections by force of personality. His early career was marred by his assault on J. D. Wood in the House on 15 May 1863. He won Richmond in 1871, but lost popularity and was defeated in 1874 when he opposed Francis's reform proposals. In 1872 a select committee had found that he acted imprudently but without corrupt intentions in soliciting government advertisements for the Times and Mines in which he had had an interest; in 1873 he was accused of approaching the commissioner of railways to gain advantage.

As a supporter of Berry Smith again won Richmond in 1877, but in 1881 he helped O'Loghlen to defeat the government and in July was rewarded with a ministerial post without portfolio. But the ministry was weak and lost office in 1883; Smith was defeated. Returned for Mornington in 1886, he opposed the Gillies-Deakin coalition, but supported Munro and Shiels until January 1893, when he crossed the floor to support the scheming Patterson. He lost at the election in September 1894, but stood again in 1895 and 1901, and polled last of the twenty-nine candidates for the 1897 Federal Convention. In the House Smith had spoken often, especially on manufacturing and agriculture. He chaired three select committees and was a member of several others; he served on the royal commission on coal in 1889-91, and was a member of the Phylloxera Board until 1893. He was a promoter of coal exploration and in 1876 had been involved in a proposed tramway from Cloncurry to the Gulf in Queensland.

Until 1881 Smith made the Polytechnic Hall available for theatricals, especially in the 1860s, and he associated with visiting actors such as G. V. Brooke, T. B. Sullivan and the Keans. In November 1867 he organized a free public open-air dinner during the Duke of Edinburgh's tour; the viands were rushed when the royal visitor did not appear. He was also associated with the Australian Journal, the Ballarat Sun in 1864, the Times and Mines and the Melbourne Journal in 1894. Most of his time and at least £20,000 were devoted to his model farms at Dandenong, Narre Warren, Nunawading and Beaconsfield on which he raised pigs and sheep. From 1863 he had racehorse stables at Emerald Hill and later at Kensington; he liked acting as steward at suburban meetings and rode in his young days. He was a patron of the Richmond Football Club, was prominent in the Yarra Yarra Rowing Club, and bred bloodhounds.

Smith joined the Chamber of Manufactures in 1881, was several times vice-president and was a leading spokesman for many years. He concentrated on wines, growing the grapes on L. L. Vale at Nunawading; he won success at overseas exhibitions. President in 1883 of the Victorian Winegrowers' Association, he wanted protection against imports. In 1898 he retired as chairman of the Exhibition Trustees, but continued his medical practice and developed his extensive art collection.

By the late 1890s Smith suffered from gout. He died of pneumonia at East Melbourne on 8 July 1910. Charming and 'a thorough Bohemian at home among all classes', he was small and dressed fashionably, often sporting a diamond ring. As a conversationalist he was sparkling and witty, and noted for his gaiety and boisterous mirth. Although his success might have been won unscrupulously (the Bulletin dubbed him ££ Smith) it was often the result of enthusiasm and self-confidence, combined with an inherited flair for promotion. His championing of local industry, especially wines, showed an awareness of genuine colonial interests.

Smith was twice married: first about 1860 to Sarah Ann Taylor (d.1882), by whom he had ten children; and second on 15 May 1883 to Marion Jane Higgins, who survived him and by whom he had four children. Of these Louise (1884-1962), a pianist, settled in Paris and in 1932 founded the Lyre-bird Press; Tom Roberts's portrait of her as a child is in the National Gallery of Victoria. Sir Harold Gengoult (b.1890) was lord mayor of Melbourne in 1931-34.

Select Bibliography

• W. F. Mandle, ‘Games People Played: Cricket & Football in England & Victoria in the Late Nineteenth Century’, Historical Studies, no 60, Apr 1973
• Argus (Melbourne), 5 Dec 1891
• Australasian, 9 July 1910
• Truth, 22, 29 Aug 1914
• A. Williams, Doctor L. L. Smith—‘The Enterprising L. L.’ (B.A. Hons thesis, University of Melbourne, 1957)
• manuscript material (Museum of Medical Society of Victoria and AMA Library, Parkville, Melbourne)
• Colonial Secretary's register, 1876 (Queensland State Archives).

Guy Featherstone writing in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, (MUP), 1976
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-louis-lawrence-4610

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Audacious Adventures of Dr Louis Lawrence Smith. By John Poynter

http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/shop/audacious-adventures-of-dr-louis-lawrence-smith-by-john-poynter

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Royal Exhibition Building's audacious champion returns

The Audacious Adventures of Dr Louis Lawrence Smith

One of the great characters of Melbourne’s colonial history will be celebrated with the launch of a new book, The Audacious Adventures of Dr Louis Lawrence Smith, on 29 April.

This new biography by University of Melbourne academic Professor John Poynter traces Dr Smith’s life from his migration to Melbourne from London, through his unique Bourke Street medical practice (and museum of anatomy) to his career as a maverick politician in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

“Dr Smith was, at various times, a medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, wine-maker, farmer, and a breeder and rider of racehorses,” Professor Poynter says. “But he is also well-remembered as a guiding hand for 30 years of Melbourne’s great exhibition complex.”

Dr Smith was chairman of the Melbourne Exhibition Building (now the Royal Exhibition Building) from the time just after its first major exhibition was completed in 1880. While many such venues around the world went on to host other activities, Smith was instrumental in maintaining the building as an exhibition space almost exclusively.

It remains the only exhibition building from that era still used for hosting exhibitions, expositions, and events - a major factor in the building gaining World Heritage status.

The Audacious Adventures of Dr Louis Lawrence Smith is the third in a trio of studies by Professor Poynter on figures prominent in Colonial Victoria’s Golden Age.

Museum Victoria : Karen Meehan kmeehan@museum.vic.gov.au
https://museumvictoria.com.au/about/media-centre/news/april-2014/poynton-book/

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Smith, Louis L. (Louis Lawrence) (1830-1910)

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Biographical cuttings on Louis Lawrence Smith, physician, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals

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Smith, Louis L. (Louis Lawrence) - Newspaper-Articles

• 26 Oct 1867, DEATH OF DR EADES.
It is with unfeigned regret we have to announce the sudden demise of Dr. Eddes, late health officer to the city corporation, a gentleman highly esteemed by the members of the medical profession in this city, and universally respected by all who knew him. The deceased gentleman lectured at the Melbourne University (where he occupied with honor the position of lecturer in Materia Medica), on the 9th inst. On the 11th inst. he visited some parts of Gipp's Ward in his official capacity as health officer, in company with Crs. Walker and Saunders. Although but recently recovered from a severe illness, on those occasions he seemed to enjoy excellent health, and continued so up to the 12th inst., when he complained of spasms. He was attended by Dr. Robertson and other gentlemen of the profession, but expired at his residence, Prahran, about seven o'clock the same evening. He sustained a hurt in the foot through getting a fall in coming out of a cab on the 6th inst. Dr. Eades was for a number of years a member of the City Council, and once occupied the position of mayor. He occupied a very high professional position in his native city, Dublin, and in Adelaide, the first Australian city in which he practised. As a lecturer at the University, his place will not easily be supplied. In accordance with a request expressed by himself before death, a post mortem examination of the body of Dr. Eades was made by Dr. Thomas and Mr Featherston, when it was ascertained that the immediate cause of death was hemorrhage from the liver into the abdomen. The liver was found to be very much diseased.
The remains of Dr. Eddes were interred in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral cortege, which consisted of over one hundred carriages, moved from the late residence of the deceased, High-street, Prahran at about two o'clock. The hearse was preceded by Drs. Robertson and Thomas, his medical attendants, and the students at the University. The pall-bearers were the Mayor of Melbourne (Mr Williams, M.L.A.), Mr J. T. Smith, M.L.A., Dr. Brownless, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Halford, Dr. Bleasdale, and Dr. Gilbee, Capt. Steel, Dr. L. L. Smith, Mr Fitzgibbon, Town Clerk, and Mr Masters. All the officers of the Corporation, as well as many of the members of the volunteer corps with which Dr. Eades was connected, were present. The funeral service was performod by the Rev. S. L. Chase.29


• 10 Aug 1878, Berwick Shire Council, Saturday 10 August 1878. The following tenders were accepted ... forming L L Road, J Ramage, £38 15s;30


• 4 Dec 1878, EXCURSION TO BEACONSFIELD. A large party of excursionists, numbering about 120 ladies and gentlemen, among whom were the Commissioner of Railways, and Dr. L. L. Smith and Mr. Bosisto, M's. L. A., took a trip, on Saturday last, to Beaconsfield, a place about four miles and a-half from Berwick on the Gippsland line. The Argus, which gives a very correct account of the outing, states that the excursionists were conveyed to Oakleigh in omnibuses provided by the Melbourne Omnibus Company and thence by a special train which left Oakleigh at half-past 10. At Berwick station about 30 vehicles were in readiness to convey the party to Beacons- field, where arrangements had been made for holding a picnic on a large scale. Beaconsfield is a settlement which has been formed within the last two years by se lectors of 20-acre blocks under the 49th section of the Land Act. Three hundred blocks have been taken up, chiefly by residents in Melbourne. Very few of them have as yet been built upon, but there are substantial evidences of settlement. The allotments are all fenced, and a very large amount of money bas been expended in clearing. The excursion was organised for the purpose of drawing the attention of the Commissioner to the requirements of the selectors in the matter of railway accommodation. Some months ago, a company was formed for the purpose of constructing a tramway to take the timber, stone, and firewood from the hills to the railway line. The shares in the proposed undertaking were readily taken up; but the operations of the company were stopped by a hitherto unforeseen difficulty. They could not take the line across a road without the sanction of an act of Parliament. The Government have promised to introduce a bill dealing with the tramway question generally, but till this is done the company can proceed no further, and in the meantime the selectors are desirous of having a station erected near the Kardinia Creek. The settlement is at no great distance from Berwick station, but the nature of the country is such as to render it very difficult of access. At present the selectors have to travel by a very circuitous route, and even then they cannot avoid a steep hill, over which it would be almost an impossibility to convey a heavy load of produce. The spot at which the selectors desire to have a station was pointed out by Mr. Brisbane to the Commissioner of Railways, who admitted that a good case had been made out, and promised that it should receive early attention.
The party then proceeded to the residence of Mr. Brisbane, which is situate on the top of a hill about 1,200ft. above the level of the sea. Driving up the steep ranges was a work of some difficulty, and many of the travellers found themselves compelled to alight, and make the rest of the journey on foot. They were, however, amply rewarded for their toil. The weather was pleasantly cool, and the top of the hill on which Mr. Brisbane's handsome residence is perched commands a view of an extensive sweep of country, comprising the Baw Baw ranges, Mount Macedon, Western Port, Phillip Island, and Port Phillip Bay. Luncheon was laid in the dining room, at which Professor Halford presided: "The Queen" having been honoured in the customary manner, the health, of "The Commissioner of Railways", was proposed by Mr. Brind. Mr Woods, in responding, said if there was one thing he valued more than another it was the good opinion of his neighbours. Allusion had been made to the administra tion of his department, but when he reminded them that there were no less than 4,000 persons employed in his department, and £2,000 had to be found every day to pay them, they would be able to form some idea of the difficulties he had to contend with. He had departed somewhat from the beaten track, and in doing so had risked fame and reputation; but the day would made when the public would be fully satisfied with the results. With regard to the particular object which had brought them together that day, he remarked that railways were constructed for the conve nience of the public, and if they could not accommodate the public, they did not fulfil one of the primary purposes for which they were constructed. He saw no reason why these grand hills should not in the course of a very few months be made accessible onto the young and feeble, who wanted to escape from the impure air of Melbourne. When the station was open on the spot he had been shown that morning, he would put on a morning train if the traffic was sufficient to justify it—(cheers)—and when the connexion with Melbourne was finished, it would be quite possible for a resident of these hills to leave home at 8 o'clock in the morning, reach Melbourne in an hour and after his day's business return again to his residence in the hills by six o'clock. (Applause). He concluded by proposing the health of Mr. Brisbane, who responded. "The prosperity of Beaconsfield" was pro posed by Mr. L. L. Smith, and responded to by Mr. Bosisto. "The Chairman" was then proposed by Mr. McKean, and res- ponded by Professor Halford.
The party then broke up, and dipersed themselves among the many beautiful hills and gullies in the neighbourhood till half-past five o'clock, when a start was made for Berwick station, which was reached without accident, and the excursionists got to town a little before 10 o'clock.31


• 27 Sep 1881, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4. IMPORTANT SALE of RACEHORSES At CAULFIELD.
At the Hon. Dr. L. L. Smith's Stables, Caulfield, Kindly Granted for the Purpose.

THE undersignes has received instructions from the owner to SELL by AUCTION, on the above date,
The following valuable horses : —
LIBERATOR, b c, 3 yrs, by Irish King out of Mobile (Imp.), &c.
CREME DE BOUZIE, ch c, 2 yrs, by Irish King out of Cantata (Imp.), &c.
DOUGLESTON, b h, 4 yrs, by The Marquis out of Lady Manners Sutton, &c.
HAIDEE OF THE HILLS, b m, 4 yrs, by Talk o'the Hills out of Pirate's Daughter, &c.
CHES. COLT, 2 yrs, by Irish King out of Bonne Bouche, &c.
WESTBURY, br h, 5 yrs, by Tim Whiffler out of Jessica, &c.
SEA KING, ch h, 6 yrs, by Stockham out of Wave &c.

The above horses are all in training, and are in splendid form. They are for positive sale, and will be disposed of with their engagements, which will be given in catalogue ; suffice it to say that the young horses are engaged in all the principal events ot the day, Creme de Bouzie and Liberator being as fit as fiddles to race at Caulfield on the 13th and 15th October.

These horses are to be sold for no fault whatever. It is well known that the two-year-olds are the most promising at present in training; the others are so well known as first-class animals that further comment is unnecessary. They are for positive sale.

Full particulars as to pedigree, performances, and engagements, in catalogue.
WILLIAM O. YUILLE, 47 Bourke-street west

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4. TRAINING STABLES, COTTAGES, PADDOCK, &c.,
At CAULFIELD.
THE undesigned has been instructed by the Hon. Dr. L. L. Smith, whose public and private engagements, being so numerous, compel him reluctantly to give up racing, to SUBMIT to PUBLIC COMPETITION, after the racehorses advertised to be sold at the stables have been disposed of, the following property:
About 2 acres, portion 70, parish of Prahran, Gardiner, county of Bourke, with a frontage of 100ft to the Tooronga-road, by a depth of 740ft, on which is erected a brick cottage, stables of 12 loose boxes with asphalte and brick floors, hay and corn house, small paddock, &c.
To a racing man this property is invaluable, being in the immediate vicinity of the Caulfield Racecourse, now acknowledged the best training ground in the colony.
Title perfect. Terms at sale.
WILLIAM C. YUILLE, 47 Bourke-street.32


• 29 Feb 1884, THE VICTORIAN INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS
Sir,-To add to the interest of the approaching Exhibition of Colonial Products, &c., permit me to ask all the old colonists to send for exhibition any views, portraits, or old identities of the colonies prior to 1852 ; also copies of old newspapers and books published in or relating to the same. The opening day is the 17th of March, and if entries are forwarded to the secretary within two or three days, they will be in time to be published in the catalogue, and will form a collection which will assist the future historian of the antipodes. A court will he especially reserved for them -I am, &c ,
LOUIS L SMITH. Feb 2833


• 14 Jan 1885, FORSTER. — On the 29th ult., at the residence of her son-in-law, the Very Rev. William Cowper, M.A., Bowral, New South Wales, Elizabeth Ann, aged 91, relict of the late George Brooks Forster, commander R.N., daughter of the late Admiral Edward Tyrrell Smith, R.N., and aunt to the Hon. L. L. Smith.34


• 12 Nov 1885, CONSULT Dr L L SMITH - Mornings 10 to 1, evenings 7 to 8.30. Fee, £1 1s. Consultation Fee by Letter, £1. Medicines forwarded all over the globe.35


• 23 Mar 1887, THE CONSUMPTIVE HOSPITAL SITE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS. Sir,-Noticing that there is a controversy as to a site for the contemplated consumptive hospital, I would without the slightest hesitation point out Beaconsfield, situated high up in the clouds, with its magnificient surroundings, views and atmosphere, it actually fulfills all the latest conditions of modern science in regard to phthisical patients. Moreover it is readily reached by train to the station in one and a half hours, and the drive suitable for the site ot an hospital of the character named, would occupy half-an-hour. Further, a railway is promised by the Government and by both Houses in the next railway bill -Yours, &c. LOUIS L. SMITH. Collins street east, Melbourne, March 2236


• 13 Sep 1887, MR. GRAHAM MITCHELL AND THE VACCINATION ACT. DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
An appeal was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Justice A'Beckett, in it case of Willett v. Allkins, involving the question as to the validity of certificates of vaccination given by medical practitioners who had not performed the operation of vaccination on the child in respect to whom the certificate was given. Mr Fredk. Allkins, the defendant, was summoned to the St. Kilda Police Court to answer an information alleging that on the 27th May last, he, being the parent of a child called Lilly Allkins, born in Victoria on or about the 10th September, 1886, and after notice in writing, as prescribed by the 17th section of the Compulsory Vaccination Act, had been given to him by the deputy-registrar of births and deaths in and for the district in which he was then resident, did unlawfully neglect to cause such child to be vaccinated according to the provisions of the act. The neglect complained of was that the defendant did not within six months after the birth of the child, take it, or cause it to be taken, to one of the public vaccinators duly appointed in and for the district in which the child was then resident, for the purpose of being vaccinated, the said child not having been previously vaccinated by some legally qualified medical practioner, or by some other public vaccinator in Victoria, contrary to the said act. The justices at St. Kilda dismissed the information, and the informant appealed. The case, as stated by the justices, was as follows:-
It was proved upon the hearing that the defendant was the parent of the child called Lilly Allkins mentioned and referred to in the information; that on the 10th September,1886, the birth of the said child was registered by the deputy-registrar of births and deaths in and for the district of St. Kilda; that the deputy-registrar of births and deaths on the 10th September, 1886, caused a notice in writing, according to the form set forth in the first schedule to "The Compulsory Vaccination Act", to be sent by post to the defendant informing the defendant that it was his duty that such child should be vaccinated and taken for inspection in the manner directed by the said act, and that such notice contained the particulars prescribed by the 17th section of the said act, that previous to the said notice having been forwarded to the defendant the said child had not been vaccinated, and that the defendant did not, in accordance with the said notice, cause the said child to be vaccinated. It was admitted on behalf of the defendant that he had received the said notice. For the defence, Mr Graham Mitchell, who it was proved is not a public vaccinator within the meaning of section 6 of the said act, or a legally qualified medical practitioner, was called and proved that he had performed the operation of vaccination upon the said child and that he had given the defendant a certificate to the effect that the said child had been successfully vaccinated by him. The said certificate was produced and put in evidence. Following is a copy of it: -
"Established by the Victorian Government, 1881
"Animal Vaccination.
"Lilly L. Allkins was successfully vaccinated with calf lymph.
"GRAHAM MITCHELL, F.R.C.V.S ., M.P.S.A. , Introducer of Calf Lymph.
"Date 30 | 11 |86
"Place, Kirk's Bazaar, Melbourne"
He also produced and put in evidence a certificate signed by Mr L.L. Smith, a legally qualified medical practitioner of Victoria, of which the following is a copy-
"June 2, 1887, Collins-street east, Melbourne.
"This is to certify that I have examined the arm of Lilly L. Allkins, daughter of Frederick R. Allkins, and that she has been successfully vaccinated; that Mrs. Allkins informs me she has had a child previously vaccinated with calf lymph, against which no complaint has been made, and that I am thoroughly convinced no introduction of either calf or humanised lymph could possibly 'take,' hence it is futile to order a re-vaccination.
"LOUIS L. SMITH,
Legally qualified medical practitioner of England and this colony."
The justices held that the said last-mentioned certificate was a valid certificate within the meaning of section 14 of the said act, and was a sufficient answer to the said information, and dismissed the information. The question for the opinion of the Supreme Court was whether the determination by the justices was erroneous in point of law.
Mr. Hodges appeared for the appellant, the informant; Mr. MacDermott for the respondent, the defendant.
Mr. HODGES said that the facts shortly were that this child was not vaccinated according to the terms of this statute; she was vaccinated by Mr. Graham Mitchell, who was not a public vaccinator. Mr. L. L. Smith, who was a duly qualified medical practitioner gave a certificate that it was well done. Section 7 of the act provided that the parent of every child born in Victoria after the 1st January, 1875, shall, within six months after the birth of such child, take, or cause to be taken, the said child to the public vaccinator duly appointed in and for the district, or any part thereof, in which the said child is resident, for the purpose of being vaccinated, unless such shall have been previously vaccinated by some medical practitioner or by some other public vaccinator in Victoria, and the said public vaccinator so appointed shall, and he is hereby required thereupon as soon after as it may conveniently and properly be done, to vaccinate the said child." Under this statute only some public vaccinator must vaccinate the child, and the only defence to a charge of not having the child so vaccinated was, that it had previously been vaccinated by a duly qualified medical practitioner. Section 17 of the act provided that the deputy-registrar of every district should within 21 days from registration of the birth give notice to the parent in the form presented by the first schedule to have the child vaccinated within six months from that date. The notice also provided that if the vaccination was performed by a medical practitioner, who was not a public vaccinator, certain forms were to be filled in, and returned to the registrar. The vaccination in the section meant vaccination according to the provisions of the act.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS---It does not say so. It says "vaccinated within the said district".
Mr. HODGES -He may be vaccinated in any district, but it must be according to the act. The schedule in section 17 showed that the vaccination must be according to the act.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD-- The justices have decided that the certificate of Mr. L L. Smith is sufficient.
Mr. HODGES said that it was contended for the informant that it was not sufficient as it did not show that there was a vaccination within the meaning of the act.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD--There is nothing about that in the act. Any medical practitioner may give a certificate of the vaccination being done; it did not say by whom; it might be by anybody. Section 14 enacted that "notwithstanding anything contained in this act, any medical practitioner in Victoria may give it a certificate of the operation of vaccination having been successfully performed upon any child, or of the incapacity of any child to receive the vaccine disease, or of any child being in an unfit state for vaccination, and every such certificate shall be valid for the purposes of this act in the same manner as any certificate to be granted by a public vaccinator appointed under this act."
Mr. L. L. Smith had testified to the first two of the facts mentioned in the section. He certified that the child had been vaccinated; he certified that another vaccination would not "take". It was therefore useless to torture the child with another vaccination.
Mr. HODGES submitted that that did not relieve the parent from going to the only person who could do it, namely, the public vaccinator. It might be hard on the child that the attempt to revaccinate should be made, but that was the meaning of the act.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS---Are not there exemptions from the act namely, a certificate that the child is not fit to be vaccinated, or a certificate that the operation of vaccination had been successfully performed?
Mr. HODGES stated that the act intended to prohibit any vaccination except by persons who knew what they were about, and the only certificates that were valid were those given by persons who were required by the act to give them-namely, those who performed the operation.
Mr. Justice A'BECKETT---Is not this certificate equal to saying that the child is incapable of receiving vaccination? Supposing the certificate stated that the child had had small pox a fortnight before, and could not take the vaccine disease, would not that be sufficient ?
Mr. HODGES- Yes..
Mr. Justice A'BECKETT---Why is it not also sufficient to say that the child has been vaccinated, and is unable to receive the vaccine disease? It does not matter why it is unable to receive the disease. The certificate is that the child is unable to receive the disease.
Mr. HODGES---That is not what the section means.
Mr. A'BECKETT--- Why not? If the child had small pox a month before it would be useless to bring it to the public vaccinator to be vaccinated, and so if the child was properly vaccinated.
Mr. HODGES said that the only persons recognised by the statute as being allowed to perform the operation were the public vaccinators or duly qualified medical practitioners. Section 11 made provision for cases where a child was not susceptible of successful vaccination. It provided that if any public vaccinator or any medical practitioner shall find that a child whom he shall have three times unsuccessfully vaccinated is unsusceptible of successful vaccination or that a child brought to him had already had the small pox, he shall deliver to the parent a certificate, in the form prescribed by the act, and the parent shall thenceforth not be required to cause such child to be vaccinated. But the certificate in this instant was not one of that kind.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD--- A certificate of vaccination by a public vaccinator is admissible without further proof of successful vaccination. A certificate by a legally qualified practitioner, under Section 14, is to have the same effect as if it was granted by a public vaccinator. Will not that be evidence without further proof of the successful vaccination of the child.
Mr. HODGES ---Not unless it is shown that the child is vaccinated according to the provisions of the act.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS---We think the decision of the justices is correct; the certificate is that the child is not capable to receive vaccine disease, and that is sufficient. The appeal will he dismissed with costs.
Appeal dismissed with costs.37


• 20 Jun 1888, A number of buildings are being erected here just now. Contractor Dight, of Fitzroy, has just finished a very handsome villa for the hon. L. L. Smith, and another contractor is busy erecting a large boarding house for Mr. George Craik, the well known carrier. This house is to contain thirty-two rooms, and will be a great addition to the district. There are also a number of private places going up and the carpenters seem to be reaping a good harvest.38


• 28 Jul 1888, THE FEDERAL COFFEE PALACE.
A banquet was given yesterday at the Federal Coffee Palace to celebrate the opening of the establishment. Mr. John Nimmo presided, and he was supported by the Mayor of Melbourne and Messrs. L. L. Smith, E. L. Zox, J. Mirams, and J. Laurens, M. L. A's. There were about 120 guests present including a number of ladies. After an excellent menu had been gone through, the usual loyal toasts were drunk. Mr. Nimmo responded to the toast of "The Ministry" and Mr L. L. Smith to that of "The Parliament."
Mr. L. L. Smith spoke in eulogistic terms of the way in which the building had been completed and furnished. It was superior, in his opinion, to anything of the kind in Europe or America, not excepting the "Palace" at San Francisco. Mr. E. L. Zox responded for "The Palace and Kindred Institutions," and Mr. J. Mirams, speaking in the same connection, said that his predictions three years ago as to the increasing value of sites in the western portion of the city had been more than fulfilled by the result. The land upon which the palace stood had trebled in value during the last three years. The land was now worth £150,000, and with the building and furniture, which might be valued at £100,000, gave the shareholders ample security for their money. He was glad that they had secured the services of such a capable manager as Mr. George Cohen. The coffee palace has been furnished by Messrs. W. H. Rocke and Co., who have interpreted their carte blanche in a spirit of elegant taste and luxurious completeness. Five floors have already been furnished and will accommodate 350 guests. The building will be open to the public on Monday, and it is expected that it will be completed within six weeks.39


• 11 Feb 1891, TENDERS WANTED For Painting the Honble, L. L. Smith's residence at Upper Beaconsfied. Specifications can be seen at Bain's Hotel, Berwick, Gissing's Hotel, Beaconsfield, Paternoster's, Store, Pakenham. Renfree's Store, Dandenong.
Address Secretary Dr. Smith. 41 Collins-Street Melbourne. On or before 27th inst.40


• 14 Dec 1892, DR. L. L. SMITH, M.L.A., Collins-street, Melbourne, reports stolen, during the night of the 6th inst., at Beaconsfield, near Berwick, a light draught bay horse, aged, white stripe
down face, scum over left eye, four white feet, branded LLS near shoulder. Value £7.-O.10706. 13th December, 1892.41


• 30 Jan 1895, "How happy could I be with either, were t'other dear charmer away" seemed to have been the mood of the elector at the former polling. But the brave little doctor was not going to have the question Bourked in this fashion. He must have a more decided No before he could finally accept his congé. This time it must be no three-cornered affair, but a straight forward duel. Well, the numbers are up, and the half-hearted supporters of the old member may yet discover that in the lowest depths there is a lower still. If Double L was at times a bit too 'ot, now they have got Downwards they may find it a little 'otter.42


• 17 Jul 1895, Louis LAWRENCE SMITH, medical practitioner, Collins-street, Melbourne , reports stolen from his dwelling at Beaconsfield, between the 20th ult. and 12th inst ., 2 oleograph pictures; 2 marble figures ; 2 double white blankets; a large white quilt, raised flowers ; some vases ; lamp ; a brown damask table-cover ; 6 pairs of double white sheets; towels ; pillow-cases ; 12 yards red damask curtain; 12 yards black ground cretonne ; dinner set; tomahawk , &c. Value £15. The front window of the house was forced open .- 0.5920 . 16th July, 1895.43


• 24 Jul 1895, DR. L. L. SMITH, Collins-street, Melbourne, reports stolen from his dwelling, at Lower Beaconsfield, between the 13th and 20th inst., a cane-bottomed settee ; 2 vienna chairs ; 2 Chinese figures, male and female, about 20 inches high ; a delf teapot ; an enamelled coffee-pot ; a galvanized iron wash-tub ; 12 plates and 2 vegetable dishes, with black flowers stamped on them ; and some odd cups and saucers. Value £3.-O.6134. 23rd July, 1895.44


• 28 Aug 1895, MINES ACT 1890. Appendix A.—(Rule 4) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MINING LEASE. I, the undersigned, hereby give notice that, within seven days from the date hereof, * I will leave with the Warden of the Mining Division of St Andrews Division of the Castlemaine Mining District of Heidelberg, an application for a Lease for Mining on Private Land, the particulars whereof are hereunder set forth:— Name in full of each Applicant, with the full address of each, and style under which it is intended that the business shall be carried on — John Thomas Cosgrave of Willurah, Lisson Grove, Hawthorn ; The Willurah Gold Mining Syndicate. Extent and situation of land applied for, and whether on or below the surface, or both, or a lode—About 30 acres; part of portion 80, 81, 83, 84, parish of Pakenham, County of Mornington; on or below surface; a quartz reef. Name od each Person who owns the land or any part thereof—W. Brisbane, portion 80 ; A. Lambert, portion 81 ; J. T. Cosgrave, portion 83 ; L. L. Smith, portion 84. Name of each person (if any) who is in occupation of the land—W. Brisbane, (Melbourne); A. Lambert, Collins St., Melbourne; J. T. Cosgrave, Hawthorn; L. L. Smith, Collins St., Melbourne. Minimum number of men to be employed—For the first 6 months, 2 men ; subsequently when in full work, 6 men. Precise locality of the land—Starting at a post on south boundary of portion 84 and running about N 15 E for about 50 chains to a post, thence E 15 S 6 chains to a post, thence S 15 W 50 chains, thence W 15 N 6 chains along south boundary of portion 84 to commencing post. Term required—Fourteen (14) years. Time of commencing operations—September 16th, 1895.
Amount of money proposed to be invested and in what manner the land is to be worked—£500; sinking and prospect ing for a gold bearing quartz lode. Whether the boundaries of the land applied for will include any river, creek, deposit of permanent water, spring, artificial reservoir, public roads, or subject to any public rights—None; except 6 chains of a public road on northern boundary of portion 83. General remarks—Nil.
Date and place—August 16th, 1895; Melbourne. Dated this 16th day of August, 1895. JOHN THOMAS COSGRAVE, Applicant aforesaid.
Note:-Warning to applicants.—If at any time after the execution of the Mining Lease granted on this aplication a less number of of men be employed, or if the ground be not worked to the best advantage, then and in either case the Mining Lease will be liable to be forfeited or declared void.45


• 11 Dec 1895, DR. L. L. SMITH, Collins-street, Melbourne, reports stolen from his dwelling, at Beaconsfield, on the 4th inst., a picture of show
horses, 30 inches by 20 inches ; a set of brass fire-irons ; a cushion ; and a large green and white swan-shaped jug.- O.10162. 7th December, 1895.46


• 28 Oct 1903, The is now little doubt in the public mind that Dr. L L. Smith will get in. Two two young lady equestrians (Miss Louise Smith and Miss Sleight) have been for the last week canvassing the district from house to house. Thoroughly understanding their business, and having a good command of language, they would make good parlimentarians themselves. They even boldly entered the enemy's camp and made no small stir in the place. Having done Berwick and the surrnounding district, they started down south, through Beaconsfield, Pakenham, on to Warragul, and are expected to return to headquarters (Beaconsfield) about the middle of next week. ... One the same day [as Argus staff visiting Mr Somers at the Towers] two ponies belonging to Dr. L. L. Smith, whilst standing out side the post office, took fright and bolted in a homeward direction, the drivers and others running after them. Mr. Payne, of the Pine Grove Hotel, promptly stopped them on their reaching his residence, thus averting serious results.47


• 27 Jan 1904, A grand concert and dramatic entertainment was held last Saturday evening at Upper Beaconsfield, and was a great succes, thanks to the visitors at "Louisville," and Mrs. and Miss Smith.
The following programme was gone through and needs no comment:
Part I.—Piano solo (selected) Miss Louise Smith : song, "Vorrei," Signor Fiocchi ; song, "You Ask Me Why I Live," Miss Stanley ; recitation, "The Gift of Tritannes," Miss Louise Smith; duet (from H. Trovatore) Mrs. L. L. Smith and Signor Fiocchi : recitation, "The Bush Christening;" Professor Moloney ; song, "Two Lyrics," Miss Stanley ; recitation, "The Modern Lover," Miss O. Kreitmeyer ; song, "Ideal," Signor Fiocchi ; tableau, presented by Misses Stanley and McNab.
Part II.—China—Japanese Force, presented by Louisville Dramatic Company. Scene, Tokio. Palace of Emperor Bing Bow. Cast of characters : Bing Bow (Emperor), Signor Fiochi ; Wi-Hung, Ho-Fan (Generals of Emporer), Mr. Geo. Baron? and Professor Moloney ; Hi-Say (Son of Ruler of Japan), Miss O Kreitmeyer ; Navko (The Great Wizard), Mr. August Fisher ; Boo-Ho, Sin-Choo (Lieutenants), Mr. Harold Smith and Dr. L. L. Smith ; Ko Kotel (Favorite Wife of Emperor) Miss Nola Hart ; Ping Pong, Eyecausee, Zela, Lelu-Sha (Wives of Emperor), Miss Louise Smith, Mrs. L. L Smith, Miss Vera Sahelberg, and the Hon. May Stanhope ; Kaipai (Tableau), Countess Von Steigli ; Ladies in waiting, attendants, &c; stage manager, Mr. G. Barnes.48


• 16 Dec 1909, FIRES IN THE COUNTRY. DR L.L. SMITH'S COUNTRY HOUSE BURNT
BERWICK. Wednesday.-A fire occurred this afternoon, about half-past 3, at Lower Beaconsfield, when the residence of Dr. L.L. Smith was completely destroyed, as well as a quantity of furniture stored in the house. The man in charge was carting in hay, and everything was right when he was home for dinner, but shortly after he got back to work the house was seen to be in flames. Owing to the high wind and scarcity of water, nothing could be saved. As far as can be ascertained, the house only was insured.49


• 9 Jul 1910, DEATH OF DR. L. L. SMITH. A VETERAN PRACTITIONER.
Dr Louis Lawrence Smith one of the best-known residents of Melbourne, died yesterday after an illness extending over a few days. He caught a severe chill on Sunday and at his advanced age—he had reached 80—his condition hecame so serious that no hope was entertained of his recovery. Dr Smith had been a resident of the State for over 50 years.
Of recent years Dr L L Smith lived in comparative retirement, but there was a time when he was closely identified with public affairs in Victoria. He entered politics as a member of the second Victorian Parliament in 1859 and his recollections were of those days of great constitutional struggles in the Legislature of the young colony.
Dr Smith was born in London in 1830, and was the son of Mr E T Smith, a noted amusement entrepreneur of his day. He was studying medicine in Paris as a youth when the storm of the revolution of 1848 burst, and he shared in the exciting experiences that were every man's daily lot in Paris in those troublous times. It was while practising in London some years later that he heard news of the gold discoveres in Australia, and accepting an appointment as surgeon on the ship Oriental, he came to Victoria. A disappointing experience as a digger turned his mind back to his profession again, and soon afterwards he was to be found practising in Bourke-street.
The controversy over the fiscal question was commencing when Dr Smith entered the Legislative Assembly in 1859 as a mem ber for South Bourke. He remained s mem ber until the dramatic dissolution of 1865, was out from 1866 to 1871, and then was a memeber of the seventh, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth Parliaments, his final appearance being in 1894. An early Victorian chronicle records of him that on one occasion he resented what he considered to be a personal insult from a Minister of the Crown, and boxed the Minis- ter's ears in the House. Dr Smith resigned his seat, but was promptly re-elected. After being defeated for South Bourke, he represented Richmond, and subsequently Mornington in the Legislative Assembly. Chief amongst his works in Parliament were several important postal reforms. He is credited with having initiated the penny postal card in Victoria, and also with having introduced the resolution in 1878 for the reduction of the postage on all inland letters to one penny. He was a member of the Assembly during the stormy sessions at the end of the 70's, when the reform battle was being waged. He was offered a portfolio in the Ministry led by Sir Bryan O'Loghlen in 1881, but took a seat without office, which he held for two years. The late Sir Thomas Bent was connected with the same Ministry, his portfolio being that of Railways. The friendship formed between these two in the early days lasted until the death of Sir Thomas.
The possibilities of the wine making in dustry in Victoria early attracted the atten tion of Dr Smith and he was an exhibitor so far back as the International Exhibition in 1880-81. One of his souveniers of his connection with the industry was a present from the Murray growers which took the form of a dainty gold bottle, with a diamond taking the place of a cork. He was chairman of the Exhibition trustees.
Dr Smith was at one time a prominent figure on the turf. His connection with which dated back to the early sixties, when he was racing the young Touchstones against the young Fishermans. Amongst the horses raced by him in the early days were Lady Manners Sutton, L.L., Melancholy Jacques, Lancashire Witch, Glenyuille, Aggravator, No Surrendor, Grace Egerton, Liberator, and Privateer. The best of them he considered to be Liberator, who could not, however, be trained properly. He won the Sapling Stakes with Melancholy Jacques at the meeting held by the V R C on November 30, 1867, in honour of the visit of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Later on he had Melodious, dam of Wallace. His last horse of any account that carried his colours was Rescued, who, trained by I T Carslake, won several good races for the doctor. He rode on a few occasions in amateur races, but without success.
He leaves a widow and several children. The funeral takes plate tomorrow at the Melbourne General Cemetery.50


• 11 Jul 1910, The funeral of the late Dr L L Smith took place yesterday and was attended by a large number of representative citizens. Amongst others present were the Minister of Water Supply (Mr Graham), Mr Thomas G Watson (clerk of the Legislative Assembly), Mr Thomson, M L A , and members of the City Council. The pall bearers were Sir Henry Weedon, Sir Matthew Davies, Sir Samuel Gillott, Mr John Buckley, Alderman Jeffries and Mr A W Oakley, The Rev L Arnold of St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, conducted the service at the grave, the remains being interred in the Melbourne General Cemetery. Among the wreaths received were those from the Victoria Racing Club, the Exhibition trustees and employees and the old Melbourne waiters." The funeral arrangements were carried out by A A Sleight.51


• 2 Dec 1911, BAILLIEU PATTERSON and SONS PTY. LTD. are instructed by the owner to SELL by AUCTION, as above.
LOT 1, CHARMING COUNTRY RESIDENCE, "LOUISVILLE." MAIN GEMBROOK ROAD. UPPER BEACONSFIELD.
8 Miles from Gembrook Railway Station, 8¼ Miles from Beaconsfield.
A well-built 6-roomed W.B. villa, L. and P. partition, marble mantels, &c., with large detatched dining hall 36 x 18, 4 detatched bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, pantries, cellar, &c., 2-roomed collage, &c. good stabling, and the usual outbuildings, with all furniture and fittings, as it stands—walk-in-walk-out.
LAND 648 ACRES, of good quality. About 7 acres round the house in garden and orchard, in full-bearing, 50 acres cleared and cultivated, about 100 acres rung, the remainder unimproved; fences good, some wire-netted.
This property is suitable for a country residence, or as a fruit-growing proposition, being in the centre of one of the great fruit districts of Victoria, or for mixed farming.52


• 18 Nov 1918, BEACONSFIELD UPPER - Executor's Sale by Auction, Nov. 27. BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME, 700 acres, garden, orchard (24 acres). In Estate of late Dr. L. L. Smith.
BAILLIEU ALLARD. W. S. KEAST.53

• 29. [S14] Newspaper ‐ Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne, Vic. : 1867 ‐ 1875), Sat 26 Oct 1867, p11.
• 30. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 10 Aug 1878, p2.
• 31. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 4 Dec 1878, p3.
• 32. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 27 Sep 1881, p3.
• 33. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 29 Feb 1884 p6.
• 34. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 14 Jan 1885, p1.
• 35. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 12 Nov 1885, p10.
• 36. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 23 Mar 1887 p6.
• 37. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 13 Sep 1887, p9.
• 38. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 20 Jun 1888, p3.
• 39. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 28 Jul 1888, p12.
• 40. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 11 Feb 1891, p2.
• 41. [S14] Newspaper ‐ Victoria Police Gazette, 14 Dec 1892, p336.
• 42. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 30 Jan 1895, p3.
• 43. [S14] Newspaper ‐ Victoria Police Gazette, 17 Jul 1895, p228.
• 44. [S14] Newspaper ‐ Victoria Police Gazette, 24 Jul 1895, p236.
• 45. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 28 Aug 1895, p2.
• 46. [S14] Newspaper ‐ Victoria Police Gazette, 11 Dec 1895, p377.
• 47. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 28 Oct 1903, p2.
• 48. [S12] Newspaper ‐ South Bourke and Mornington Journal 27 Jan 1904, p2.
• 49. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 16 Dec 1909 p8.
• 50. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 9 July 1910 p17.
• 51. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 11 Jul 1910, p7.
• 52. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 2 Dec 1911, p3.
• 53. [S11] Newspaper ‐ Argus 18 Nov 1918 p2.

Residents of Upper Beaconsfield contains a very extensive information collection additional to these newspaper references.
http://www.upperbeac.rocke.id.au/g0/p511.htm  Aug2017

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Louis Smith (Australian politician)

Louis Lawrence Smith (15 May 1830 – 8 July 1910) was an Australian politician.

Probably born in London to theatre proprietor Edward Tyrell Smith and Madeline Hanette Gengoult, he attended St Saviour's Grammar School and the Ecole de Medicine in Paris before entering Westminster Hospital. In 1852 he moved to Victoria as surgeon of the Oriental, and after briefly mining gold established a popular unconventional medical practice in Melbourne. In 1859 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for South Bourke, serving until 1865. He served again as the member for Richmond (1871–74, 1877–83) and Mornington (1886–94). From 1881 to 1883 he was a minister without portfolio. In 1883, following the end of his first marriage to Ellen that produced six children, he married Marion Jane Higgins at East Melbourne, with whom he had five children. Smith died in Melbourne in 1910.[1]

Louise Hanson-Dyer (19 July 1884 – 9 November 1962), Australian music publisher and arts patron, was a daughter and (Sir) Harold Gengoult Smith, Lord Mayor of Melbourne in 1932, was a son.

References
"Smith, Louis Lawrence". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Smith_(Australian_politician)  Aug2017

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Louis Lawrence Smith

Born: 15 May 1830 (London?)   Died: 08 July 1910 (Melbourne) 

Parents: Edward Tyrell, theatre proprietor and interpreter, and Madeline Hanette, nee Gengoult 

Marriage (1) Ellen - ; 2s. 4d.;    (2) 1883 E. Melbourne, Marion Jane Higgins; 2s. 3d. 

Occupation: Medical practitioner and businessman 

Religion: Church of England

Education: St Saviour's Grammar School and Ecole de Medicine, Paris 

Career: Entered Westminster Hospital London, and qualified LSA 1851; to Vic. 1852 as surgeon of the Oriental; brief experience on the goldfields; established popular and unconventional practice in Melbourne; fostered wine industry; established model farm. Vice-president Chamber of Manufactures; manifold public activities.;

Parliamement of Victoria - Re-Member (Former Members)
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