Surname:
Hannell (biog.,)
Source:
The Aldine centennial history of New South Wales illustrated / W. Frederic Morrison Morrison, W. Frederic Sydney. The Aldine Publishing Company, 1888
Details:
CLARENCE H. HANNELL, J.P., was born in Newcastle in 1836, and educated at the Grammar School there and under the Rev. W. Savigny. From the age of seventeen to twenty-five he was the Amateur Rowing Champion of Newcastle. In 1862 he entered the Civil Service as shipping master, a position which he still holds. Mr. Hannell has always taken an active interest in athletic sports, in philanthropic institutions, and in the general welfare of the city. He was for fifteen years honorary secretary of the Racing Club, and during the past twelve years has been its president and judge. For his services in connection with the Jockey Club he received an address and a present of plate, while for his connection with athletic sports the citizens of Newcastle gave him a public banquet, and Dr. Morgan, the Mayor, as their representative, presented him with a testimonial. He was chairman of the Public School Board for many years, and, previous to the passing of the Education Act, laid the foundation stone and publicly opened the Newcastle Superior Public School, being presented with an address on the occasion. He is vice-president of the hospital, and was instrumental in raising large sums by concerts and entertainments on its behalf-sufficient, with Government aid, to erect a new wing to that institution, which it was resolved should be named the Hannell Wing in recognition of his aid in the sacred cause of charity. Mr. Hannell is an ardent patron of cricket and rowing, and is universally recognised as one of our leading citizens. He was made a Justice of the Peace six years ago, and has been frequently solicited to stand for the position of alderman, etc. He is a member of the Church of England, and has a family of four sons and three daughters. Mr. Hannell is the honorary handicapper of the Jockey Club, and is president and judge of the Newcastle Annual Regatta, with which he has been connected for upwards of thirty-five years
