"Kirkebker: SAH, Gausdal prestekontor, Klokkerbok nr. Simon Benson is the political editor and former national affairs editor at The Australian. These handsome fountains, fondly known as Benson Bubblers, are still in use in downtown Portland today. Sign up here. Simon Benson was a tee-totaler and he wanted to discourage his workers from drinking alcohol in the middle of the day. NOTE: This information was originally written and compiled in 2002 for submission to the National Register of Historic Places. Benson purchased a 400-acre (1.6km2) tract of land in the Columbia River Gorge, which included Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls, and deeded it to the City of Portland for a public park. Number of years as a journalist: 32. Simon Karl Benson was born on April 29 1923. By Alice Benson Allen (Portland, Oregon, Binfords & Mort Publishers, 1971). Murdoch press withholding information from the Australian public. In 1867, his parents and the rest of the family also followed landing first in New York City, and then traveling to Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to join the oldest son and daughter. Simon Benson was a lifelong entrepreneur. At the age of 24, he opened a general store in Lynxville, Wisconsin. The interior of the house featured rich detail and decoration, and each room was paneled in a different kind of wood. Benson was chosen to represent Oregon at the PanamaPacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915, as the state's "First Citizen.". Just after 1900, Simon Benson, a successful logger and civic philanthropist, built a grand Queen Anne style house on the corner of SW 11th and Clay in downtown Portland. Issues & Crisis Specialist. They are the work of anonymous Wikipedia contributor Blogstar2020. One of the original Benson Bubblers was installed at the corner of SW Park and Montgomery, in front of the Benson House, to commemorate this gift. Despite travel restrictions taking an enormous toll on Turners Flight Centre business, he looked uber-chipper as he and McInnes enjoyed a post-luncheon chat. The former PM says the Albanese governments proposed reforms to super are driven by a belief that peoples retirement savings are a political honey pot. ANALYSIS Acting chief executive Rodney Boys has greatly impressed the government with his no-frills approach to the role and for managing to avoid widespread delivery chaos during the Christmas parcel season, according to sources familiar with the search. Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. Simon Iversen, later known as Simon Benson, was 16 when he arrived in the United States. "Named and expelled. He brought Henry Thiele, later owner of his own famous restaurants in Portland, to be its head chef. Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). He soon Americanized his name to "Benson" and mastered English in order to earn a raise of two dollars per week in his first job as an assistant in a store. Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). SERA Architects of Portland donated their services for the renovation project. By the time five years have passed, that figure rises to about 50%. After arriving in the United States, the family took out naturalization papers, simplified their family name to Benson, and proceeded to become US citizens. He used small logging railroads rather than ox teams to haul logs to the water and developed compact steam-donkey engines to winch felled logs to his railroad. He worked as a Director at the Omnicom agency Fleishman Hillard, leading one of the company's biggest clients, Emirates, as well as leading the media training team. Become a subscriber to get full access to the website, as well as our premium newsletters. Illustrations. He had little formal education, going to work at the age of 9. His most revolutionary invention, however, came more than a decade later, in response to the booming population of turn-of-the-century California. In the event, only two of the 120 rafts he eventually built were lost, and the venture turned out to be an immense success that lowered lumber costs and sustained the California building boom for the next decade. But as CBD rather sensationally revealed, there is a precedent, with The Australians political journalist Simon Benson and the Nationals Bridget McKenzie showing how love can bridge the media-political divide after they were outed queuing together at Bunnings. . Some of the deleted material from Caroline Overingtons Wikipedia entry. Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie sent the Canberra bush telegraph into meltdown last week when she told CBD she was dating Simon Benson, a senior political journalist from The Australian. With his new technology, Benson developed a large lumber operation spread over thousands of acres. Christopher Warren is an Australian journalist and writer. However, as we recount these successes we should bear in mind that failure is also a major part of the entrepreneurial experience. All he had left was his knowledge of the logging industry, which he determined to put to good use by moving his family to Portland, Oregon, the center of a rapidly growing timber industry. Born in London, Simon was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics. Simon Benson. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, it was later saved from city condemnation and restored by the Friends of Simon Benson House and moved to the Portland State University (PSU) campus at SW Park and Montgomery in 2000. Chalmers is presenting as the frustrated reformer, Albanese as a leader intent on retaining popular appeal. [3], Now a wealthy man, Benson's interests expanded beyond the timber industry. She was born in New Orleans Louisiana, USA. Its early in the new year, but Bill Shorten has raced out of the barrier in his eternal quest to regain the Labor leadership and right the badly listing good ship Labor from captain Anthony Albanese. Benson first went to work as a farm hand and later worked in logging camps and sawmills. He was a significant member of Portland's second generation of commercial-civic leaders, men and women who began to measure their community against the standards of the East Coast and realized that Portland needed public institutions as well as docks and factories. Benson also paid for the masonry footbridge across Wahkeena Falls and the reinforced concrete arch pedestrian bridge over the lower Multnomah Falls. I want to write a story about them.". It opened in 1913 and was known as the Oregon Hotel. In 1913, for instance, he was pitted against the Portland-based developer George Wetherby in a dispute over the nearby Multnomah Falls. The land was later dedicated as Madrona Park. Author and journalist. Shorten didnt mince his words when he addressed St Kildas Readings bookshop on Sunday. Benson relocated to Portland around the turn of the twentieth century. It houses a visitor's center and is home to the PSU Alumni Association. When citizens of Hood River County voted a $75,000 bond levy to construct the portion of the highway that would run from the Multnomah County line to Hood River, Benson purchased the entire bond issue within a month because the bonds were not selling. His career began as a journalist, editing magazines related to finance, banking and the law, and eventually becoming head of product strategy at . "I have no interest in the. Freelance writing. $8.95. Some of the proceeds went to construct the Benson Hotel, which opened in 1913. The only portfolio other than health he advised some colleagues he had happily snatched was that of resources, which he took on in April 2021. Specifically, several paragraphs from the entry have mysteriously gone walkabout amid signs that the website has been rinsed of some unflattering content. To Benson, who was a teetotaler, this was a disturbing sight that raised concerns about the quality of his employees work. [1] Simon Karl Benson in BillionGraves. At the age of 24, he opened a general store which did quite well until it was destroyed by fire three years later, in 1878. In 1917, he helped pass the first bond issue for a state highway system and served on the first state highway commission. However, he was far from a narrow-minded businessman, focused only on profits and the bottom line. To Benson, a journalist for 58 years at the Toledo Times and later the Bla Canberra's famous Kurrajong Hotel, where loose lips make fascinating dinner eavesdropping. Please try again later. He has been quoted as saying, "No one has the right to die and not leave something to the public and for the public good." Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson. "He looked like he was starting to tear up. A shopping list of hopefuls have towed up to take part in Saturdays preselection race to replace the federal Speaker Tony Smith in Melbournes south-eastern seat of Casey. Look, bragged first-time Insiders panelist (and The Australian's national affairs editor) Simon Benson last weekend, . The house, moved to prevent demolition, is now on the Portland State University campus and houses the university's alumni association. A bit of a pickle for The Australians editor in chief Chris Dore to deal with when he returns from leave. He died in Los Angeles in August 1942, a month short of his ninety-first birthday. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Maribyrnong MP couldnt resist the opportunity to take a thinly veiled swipe at Albo by taking aim at the partys tiny policy agenda, even as he publicly declared his support for the leader. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraph's NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. The shiny, four-lobed water fountains that dot downtownthe "Benson bubblers"were a final gift to the city, reportedly offered because he was tired of workers showing up drunk on Monday morning. His eldest brother Jon immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865. In 1898, he moved his family and his business headquarters to Portland. And Peter Dutton is happy to give them one. An ardent fan of process, Clark took the stance which made him unpopular with party powerbrokers to ensure branch members, rather than the partys powerful but small state administrative committee, decided on the candidates. But its the marketing materials each candidate is putting out that is generating the most interest. Benson is remembered for his philanthropy. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. The Coalition is positioning for a major political fight with Labor over the future and purpose of superannuation. Chalmers is presenting as the frustrated reformer, Albanese as a leader intent on retaining popular appeal. Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. The Prime Minister may have dipped further into his governments political capital than needed, to achieve a disputed outcome. [8] The interior was copied in the Glacier Park Lodge. Australias balancing act in the great power competition between the US and China means it is now a primary target for espionage and foreign interference. It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and renamed Benson Polytechnic. [7] The building was the largest wooden building at the time and it burnt down in 1964. He was federal secretary of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance until April 2015, and is a past president of the International Federation of Journalists. Riding through two personal cycles of prosperity and poverty before his third and lasting success, Benson went into the business of logging near Clatskanie, Oregon and Oak Point, Washington, downstream from Portland, buying up tracts of timber wherever he could. He faced a serious problem, though: San Diego, unlike the heavily forested Pacific Northwest, had practically no raw lumber to be milled. Deleted was a reference to Haighs wife Charlotte, whom he married in January 2009. However, he was far from a narrow-minded businessman, focused only on profits and the bottom line. Simon Benson worked as a farmhand and logger for several years, carefully saving his money in the pursuit of a typical American dream: running his own business. The house is named after logger and civic philanthropist Simon Benson, who built the grand Queen Anne style house just after 1900 on the corner of SW 11th and Clay in downtown Portland across from the historic Old Church. In 1916, he gave the Portland School District $100,000 to help fund the building of a polytechnic school. Unmasked: McKenzie's shopping trip to remember with new partner. Copyright 2023 Private Media Pty Ltd. Publishers of Crikey. But CBD hears McKenzie is not the only politician Benson has been spending time with. He was buried in East Lawn Memorial Hills, Provo, Utah, United States. Twenty-four hours later MFW announced Bensons identity and asked: Why are they together? He lived in a custom-built house at the corner of Southwest 11th and Clay, where every room was paneled in a different type of wood. The business set made a fist of holidaying close to home during the festive season - a boon for this columns spies along the east coast. [2] Simon had two more children with Esther, Alice and Caroline, before Esther died in 1891 after a long fight with tuberculosis. A fellow shopper snapped the relaxed looking pair and circulated the image on social media via the Mad F***ing Witches feminist Twitter account, taking aim at their failure to comply with health guidelines. He later built the famous Benson sea-going rafts which could carry up to six million board feet of timber, cutting the cost of transporting logs to markets in California. The city later transferred the property to the state park system, one of whose units bears his name. And Peter Dutton is happy to give them one. Explore more details about Simon below! Then, one day, a fire broke out in his store and destroyed everything: the building, his merchandise, and all the money he had invested in it. Wikipedia relies on an army of prolific volunteers to update it, but Blogstar2020 has made only four edits in total. It opened in 1913 and was known as the Oregon Hotel. Then 27, he was . Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson.Credit:Twitter. He was the first operator in Oregon to adapt these new technologies to the logging industry, and within a decade his new approach had made him a very wealthy man. And she hit the jackpot, with coverage from both news.com.au (Leigh Sales kept it sleek) and the Daily Mail, which noted the Walkley winner chose a smart ensemble consisting of a long-sleeved black blouse and matching wide-legged trousers; and the 48-year-old ABC journalist pulled her blonde hair off her face in a slicked do, and chose a pale make-up look with a bright pink lipstick doing the talking. Our Morning Edition newsletter is a curated guide to the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has revealed she is in a relationship with News Corp's federal political journalist Simon Benson a day after the pair were photographed together shopping in a regional Victorian hardware store without masks. Next Post: Jessie Redmon Fauset, the novelist and editor who rose from humble origins to become a leading light of the Harlem Renaissance. The Prime Minister may have dipped further into his governments political capital than needed, to achieve a disputed outcome. It has to be said that CBD has no evidence Overington herself has anything to do with the deletions. Log rafts had been used on a small scale to transport lumber down rivers for decades, but Benson was proposing to build massive rafts, nearly an acre in size, and haul them across the ocean. Hi there, welcome to your account and your subscriber benefits. One party member said the division was being held hostage to a timetable being pushed by Alex Hawke and theyve wound down the time on the clock because they dont think a democratic process is going to deliver the outcomes they want. A dangerous gulf is emerging between the PM and Treasurer. As part of a downtown building boom that dated to the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, the hotel helped anchor the growing business district of department stores, columned banks, and office buildings along Broadway and adjacent streets. Rather than engage in a lengthy legal battle, he simply purchased the land from its original owner and donated the title deed to the city, allowing the falls to be turned into a public park. Having heard about all the timber there was in the Northwest and with his experience working in the woods of Wisconsin, he scraped together all the money he could and moved his family to Portland, Oregon around 1880. 28. Former head of Australia Post, Christine Holgate. Even after "retiring" in the 1920s, he soon got involved with property management and began a second career that lasted the rest of his life. Crikey is an independent Australian source for news, investigations, analysis and opinion focusing on politics, media, economics, health, international affairs, the climate, business, society and culture. In 1894 Simon married Pamelia Loomis by whom she had two more children, Gilbert and Chester. Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson.Credit:Twitter. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. Christopher Warren is an Australian journalist and writer. Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. Sportsbets Labor Leadership odds put Plibersek at 2.10, while Shorten languishes in sixth place at 15.00. Many onlookers shook their heads, certain that his rafts would break up and sink, bankrupting him in the process. Please login to engage in the commentary. Which after 25 years (five as federal leader), can't tickle. By 3pm he was in the environs of 1 Treasury Place, the complex where Premier Daniel Andrews offices are located. He later built the famous Benson seagoing rafts which could carry up to six million board feet (14,000 m) of timber, cutting the cost of transporting logs to markets in California. Simon married Darlene Marie Benson on October 30 1943, at age 20. "But don't mention my name Make it more general." Simon is a journalist covering Education in Australia. Were working to restore it. Of more interest is what the page doesnt reveal. Simon Benson (September 9, 1851 - August 5, 1942) was a noted Norwegian-born American businessman and philanthropist who made his mark in the city of Portland, Oregon. It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and re-named Benson Polytechnic. He is the author of the bestselling 2010 political book Betrayal: The Underbelly of Australian Labor. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Heralds newsletter here, The Ages here, Brisbane Times here, and WAtodays here. Finished in 1918, the school was first used for the training of soldiers for World War I. A red carpet assignment, in fact, at the premiere of the new James Bond flick No Time to Die. A literary mystery on Caroline Overingtons Wikipedia page. The Oregon History Wayfinder is an interactive map that identifies significant places, people, and events in Oregon history. The Coalition is positioning for a major political fight with Labor over the future and purpose of superannuation. After arriving in the United States, the family had taken out naturalization papers, changed their family surname to "Benson" and proceeded to become United States citizens. Entrepreneurship is a process of experimentation, and no matter what field one is in there are always experiments that dont pan out. He paid for an experimental road around Shellrock Mountain, helped pull together business and political support for the larger project, financed the first miles of paving in Hood River County, and built the Columbia Gorge Hotel just west of Hood River. In 1879, Benson moved to Oregon and shrewdly began to acquire forestlands along the lower Columbia River, two decades before Frederick Weyerhaeuser's move from Minnesota to Washington would make the Northwest the center of the American timber industry. In 1905 Benson donated the Forestry Building at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland. [5], Benson is well remembered for his philanthropy. 3, 1829-1864, s. 121-122", "Oregon lost world's biggest log cabin in spectacular 1964 fire | Offbeat Oregon History", "The Simon Benson House: Home of the PSUAA,", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Benson&oldid=1133749817, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 09:44. With financial support from more than 1,000 individuals and businesses, and spearheaded by the Friends of Simon Benson House, the house was moved to its new location on the Portland State University campus on January 16, 2000. Simon Shuster, a journalist with Time Magazine, previously oversaw the publication's Berlin desk. The former PM says the Albanese governments proposed reforms to super are driven by a belief that peoples retirement savings are a political honey pot. In 1912, Benson gave the City of Portland $10,000 for the installation of twenty bronze temperance fountains for clean drinking water. The account at first failed to identify Benson. Home Affairs Minister Clare ONeil has issued a blunt warning to hostile foreign powers seeking to influence democratic processes in Australia. Especially not about that, Benson shot back. His oldest brother, John, left the family farm in 1863 and emigrated to Wisconsin, where he worked in the . A spokeswoman for Aunty crisply informed us Sales, who doubles as a host of the popular Chat 10, Looks 3 podcast, had taken a day of annual leave. Like in the February 2015 challenge to his parliamentary captaincy, the other candidate was an empty chair. Simon Benson in front of a one of fourteen "Benson Bubbler" he gave to the city of Portland.. Oregon Historical Society Research Library OrHi 50309, Oregon Historical Society Research Library. [2], Benson later built the Columbia Gorge Hotel near Hood River in 1921. 82. Now a wealthy man, Benson's interests expanded beyond the timber industry. scorpio rising female characteristics. He first went to work as a farm hand and later worked in logging camps and sawmills. On Tuesday evening, 7.30s loss sure was the movie crowds gain. Maybe that will change after the books wider release. The horror! It's not every day a diner finds themselves seated metres from former prime minister Tony Abbott. Last year Blogstar2020 took a scythe to the site and edited out any mention of Overingtons now famous encounter while covering for The Australian the battle for Malcolm Turnbulls Sydney seat of Wentworth during the 2007 federal election. In this series weve looked at many entrepreneurs whose hard work resulted in small victories, which then built the groundwork for greater success in the future. While not exactly having the gee whiz factor of the revelation that his former deputy Tanya Plibersek can count on conservative broadcaster Alan Jones as her number one fanboy. Simon frequently writes on Education, as a part of The Australian. Also lunching at Season was Graham Skroo Turner, seated with his wife Jude one table over from the McInnes clan. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraphs NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. Simon Benson is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Portland, where a simple headstone bears this inscription: Visit the contact page to learn more about visiting hours. Superannuation is chief among them. In 1910, Benson sold his landholdings for $4.5 million. ", Tony Abbott on Scott Morrison: "He looked like he was starting to tear up. Abbott agreed his enemies needed to be expelled but that he couldn't be quoted on the issue. On Monday night, one lucky guest at the restaurant of Canberra's. Over the next twenty years, Benson amassed a holding of 46,000 acres, much of it in Columbia County. Fast-forward six years to 2010 and the pair were married in the gardens of Victorias Parliament House all of which makes her current preselection tilt seem like a long time coming. You can access the latest stories from the journalists youre following here. Three of those were on Overingtons page, but the fourth was to the page of author and journalist Gideon Haigh. Simon Bergerson Klve was born on September 9, 1851 in Gausdal, a small town in southern Norway. If you were though, you'd hardly be surprised to see The Australian's national affairs editor Simon Benson sitting opposite. The freewheeling conversation covered many bases. Even after retiring in the 1920s, he soon got involved with property management and began a second career that lasted the rest of his life. Benson flourished in Oregon, building up the capital he needed to acquire timberland and go into business for himself. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality. Benson had to find a way to economically transport thousands of tons of wood from his logging operations in Oregon to southern California. He brought in Henry Thiele, later owner of his own famous restaurants in Portland, to be its head chef. Some of the deleted material from Caroline Overingtons Wikipedia entry.Credit:Wikipedia, At one point the page read: Overington was said to have been involved in an altercation with the Labor candidate George Newhouse, who claimed Overington had whacked him, while Overington said she had pushed him away with an open hand.. Help using this website - Accessibility statement, Abbott had 30 local Liberals vote against his re-endorsement. In 1921, after moving to Beverly Hills, California, Benson deeded the city of Portland nine acres overlooking the Willamette River between North Greeley and Going Streets. 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