John Theophillus Symons Bird
10 May 1842 — 7 May 1932
John Theophillus Symons Bird (5‑30‑9A)
John Theophilus Symons Bird was born in Torquay, Devonshire on 10 May 1842 and arrived in Rockhampton in 1863. He took an active part in the production of the Rockhampton Bulletin, having filled the position of printer, journalist, drama critic, overseer, mining editor and sporting editor. In February 1867 John Bird and his friend Arthur Hosking discovered gold in the granite and slate deposits in the Ridgelands area outside Rockhampton. John Bird died on 7 May 1932.