▁in ▁parliament . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Water ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Conserv ation . ▁Bro se ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁E ch uca ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁death s ▁Category : National ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Col ac , ▁Victoria <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Qu ested ▁owned ▁and ▁trad ed ▁his ▁ship ▁Bo omer ang ▁between ▁Tas mania , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁purchased ▁a ▁but ch ering ▁business . ▁He ▁owned ▁Sm ooth ▁Island , ▁near ▁Dun al ley . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁he , ▁together ▁with ▁John ▁Row lands , ▁of ▁Br ush y ▁Pla ins , ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁B ann an , ▁joined ▁the ▁gold ▁dig g ings ' ▁r ush ▁to ▁B end igo , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁was ▁fairly ▁successful ▁there . ▁His ▁later ▁years ▁were ▁wh olly ▁spent ▁on ▁the ▁Main land . ▁He ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Kent , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁His ▁family ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁with ▁famous ▁bus hr angers ▁of ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁Member ▁Of ▁P ione