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Nicolas Hyeronimus ( – ) was a pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr Nicolas HYERONIMUS (1808 - 1860) ) 〕 Born in Wallonia, Hyeronimus arrived in New South Wales in about 1840.〔 In 1842, he established the ''Lion of Waterloo'', the first inn at Montefiores, near present-day Wellington, in the central west of New South Wales. He later built the first house in Wellington,〔 and established the ''Carriers Arms'', the first inn at the present site of Dubbo, New South Wales. In about 1854, Hyeronimus built the homestead ''The Meeting of the Waters'' (now named ''Glenrock''), on land west of the Bell River near Wellington.〔 By 1859, he was the proprietor of ''Goonoo'' (now ''Goonoo Goonoo''), a pastoral run of in Wellington County,〔〔 and also three other pastoral runs totalling in Bligh County.〔 On 15 June 1859, Hyeronimus was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington. However, he died in Sydney in 1860, after serving only just over one year in office.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicolas Hyeronimus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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