6. Edgar Claude Hasler - Part 3

Edgar Claude Hasler    -   1874 -1946

Continuing from Part 2 :

Moure dropped out of being a "Senator", but still remained defiant on association with the Oil Industry. I am pretty certain, the Senator part, was to get his name out in society, so it was a recognised name.
I have no proof, but I have a very strong hunch that Phillip MacNevin (brother-in-law), had something to do with manipulating Edgar into Moure. Because Phillip manipulated Annie (and or Nancy) Henrietta Hasler's name to Marie Josephine MacNevin at exactly the same time, there was a perfect motive.

Moure kept traveling places in hope of finding oil, but none came.

1912 : There is a major possibilty, he traveled to England to see the Titanic set sail. He was in Liverpool 3 days before she set sail, and left Southhampton 6 months later.

He held some talks and meetings with local communities, about alternative fuels and their uses. This was an ongoing project that lead into decades later.

It is just prior to the WW1 era, that Moure is really busy in various duties. Transits around Australia doing odd jobs, Mining and business related.

He ends up doing a stint as an Expert for the Federal Government, heading to Papua New Guinea, in search for oil. As per : PNG Operations
Something to do with Drilling operations. However, it didn't last long as he had a disagreement with a co-worker and from 1 perspective, he "quit" and was sent home.
However, Moure's explanation months later is that he got sick (was poisoned) and is well enough to do the duty again. But the Government reviewed his accolades and suggested that his references were a little old for this job, so they passed him over and went for someone else.

Moure decided to head West, to Perth. Well outer North East about 200km's.
He was mining with his Brother in the goldfields.
Was there until the war ended.

Either just prior to WW1 or during, Moure becomes more involved with inventions, for the mining industry and power generation.
But what is very clear on his ideologies of this venture, is that it wasn't very well researched.

(Back Story Dialogue on Inventions and Mining)
Whilst his intentions to make a product work, the pure science behind his product didn't agree with him. And ultimately, his undoing. He understood what it should do, but he couldn't prove outright and scientifically that it could work as promoted and planned.
He had the hands to make it work but not the scientific mind to make it work.
His projects were sold on a basis of "It's going to work, but I need money to make it work". The actual science behind how his hypothesis's worked, was majorly flawed. It's as if he had an epiphiany (of an idea) and out of his mind it worked on paper, but not in the real world.
Brochures and drawings all helped prospective buyers, but not many people bought in.
It is one of the most baffling things I have encountered whilst researching Moure, as it seems he was of good nature, but he lacked the "step back and think what am I doing" approach.
A document found recently, established why he had an inventive mind and it was on Mining. His Great Grandfather - Edward Worth Newenham (eldest son of Sir Edward Newenham MP), was a miner himself. Owning and operating a large Coal/Silver and Lead mine in the County of Tipperary, Ireland - it was a town called Killenaule and Shallee. I have figured out that Edgar's Grandfather - Henry Hood Newenham, passed down the stories and lifestyle of his father, to young Edgar. It is the only key to unlocking Edgar's story and how he became so knowledgeable about the Coal/Gas and Oil mining without having proven accolades.
This recently researched link and very crucial document E W Newenham - Mining in Tipperary explains why the history of mining is in the family.

1918 : is where we see him pop up in Perth and in one of the most telling and most crucial documents ever found, on Edgar. It's one of those documents, that in Genealogy, that you look for in your research. It just happens to be compiled in one document. It helps to unlock such a mystery. This was a turning point of this family's ancestral history. This was one of the most major exciting finds I have come across and most probably what gives you the drive to find what you can on your ancestors.

1920, his father - Frederick John Hasler - Irish and Australian Photographer extraordinaire, passed away.
On Frederick's death certificate, it lists "Edgar Claude" as 45 years of age and the eldest living child.

From the 1920's and onwards, Moure was into inventing. One of his first accounts of a patent, was something to do with a drilling rig, that hasn't ever been seen since or developed like it before.
No much is known about the drill rig, but it never really hit it big time. Even though it looks like a winner, it seemed to fall flat.
It was an unfortunate trend that was to continue.

So as you can see by now, Edgar / Dr. Moure, is quite an involved character.
From this point on, his passion to be a miner and inventor, has just had the ante lifted much higher in the next 1-2 decades of his life.

Stay tuned....................


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