Arnold Wienholt

Arnold Wienholt was born on 25 November 1877 at Goomburra, Queensland, the son of Edward Wienholt (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly) and his wife Ellen (née Williams).[1] He was educated in England at Wixenford School and Eton College[2] before returning to Australia as a grazier on the Darling Downs.

He served in the military 1899–1902 and 1914–1916, and was a published author.

In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1913.[3] In 1919, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Moreton; he was also endorsed by the Primary Producers Union, effectively the Queensland state Country Party. Although sympathetic to the Country Party, formed in 1920, he remained a Nationalist, although the Country Party often received his support. He retired in 1922. In 1930 he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1935.[3]

In 1939, he was called to serve once more in the military. Wienholt was killed in action in Abyssinia on 10 September 1940.[4] He is memorialised at the Khartoum Memorial.[5]

• Wienholt, Arnold (1909), The tick trouble : with an attempted solution, A. Wienholt
• Wienholt, Arnold (1922), The story of a lion hunt : with some of the hunter's military adventures during the war, Andrew Melose — available online
• Wienholt, Arnold (1923), The work of a scout, Andrew Melrose
• Wienholt, Arnold; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) (1938), The Africans' last stronghold in Naboth's vineyard, J. Long

• Grabs, Cyril (1987), Australian, and a hero : the story of an extraordinary adventurer, Arnold Wienholt, Darling Downs Institute Press, ISBN 978-0-949414-13-7
• Siemon, Rosamond (2005), The eccentric Mr Wienholt, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3498-9
• Siemon, Rosamond (1 January 1994), Arnold Wienholt, man and myth: A biography (Thesis), The University of Queensland, School of History, philosophy, Religion & Classics — available online

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