From: AUSTRALIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 5 page 148
JUDKINS, William Henry (1869-1912),
temperance lecturer and
journalist, was born at Coghill's Creek, near Creswick, Vic. He was a
teacher in a public
school for some time, then became a tutor at Creswick Grammar School,
after which he went
to New Zealand to become a probationer in the Methodist ministry. Later
he entered
business life, and then was appointed lecturer and secretary in one of
the temperance
organizations in New Zealand.
Returning to Melbourne, Judkins was on the staff of
the Methodist
Mission for a brief period, and subsequently he was offered and
accepted the editorship of
the Review of Reviews. When a social reform crusade was started in
Victoria he took a very
active part in it and became virtually the leader of the movement. By
this time he had
become a skilled speaker-he was in fact something of an orator and
achieved a wide
reputation -and his speeches were undoubtedly factor in bringing about
the passing of the
Gaming, Lotteries and Betting Bill of 1906.
Judkins died on 3rd September 1912 and was survived
by his widow and a
daughter.
Newspaper Reports on
Lectures by William
Henry JUDKINS
This page is copyright © and has been produced from family research material collected by CAROL JUDKINS wife of George Judkins, William Henry Judkins' First Cousin twice removed.
Created 28 May 1998
Updated 31 July 2005