James Nias Croke

Commander James Nias Croke R.N. (1 February 1837 – 1879) was the fourth harbourmaster at the Port of Fremantle (1868–1874).

Croke was born in Falmouth, Cornwall on 1 February 1837, the youngest son of Commander Wentworth Parsons Croke R. N. and Mary née Smith.

On 25 November 1858 he was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy.[1] In 1863 he took command of HMS Investigator.[2]

Croke married Ida Frances Dickson (1838 – ?) in 1865. They had a one daughter, Ida Clara Mary.

On 28 April 1868 he was formally appointed the Fremantle Harbourmaster.[3][4]

In 1873 he was promoted to commander on the navy's retired list.[5] In the same year Dalgety Street was renamed Croke Street after him.[6]

In January 1874 Croke took a leave of absence and returned to England with his wife and daughter.[7] He failed to return, and his position was filled in November by George Forsyth.[8]

References
  1. The Navy List. London: John Murray. 1873. p. 16.
  2. "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Investigator". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "Government Gazette". The Herald. 2 (14). Western Australia. 2 May 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Local and General News". The Inquirer and Commercial News. XXXI (1, 535). Western Australia. 29 April 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Heads of Intelligence". The Inquirer and Commercial News. XXXIII (2, 447). Western Australia. 23 April 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle Street Names Index" (PDF). City of Fremantle. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. "Heads of Intelligence". The Inquirer and Commercial News. XXXIV (2, 486). Western Australia. 28 January 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Mr. John Forrest". The Herald. VIII (43). Western Australia. 28 November 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading
  • Goss, R. O. (1987). Port authorities in Australia. 84. Australian Government Publishing Service.
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