Zebina Bartholomew Lane

Zebina Bartholomew Lane (1856–1912) was an Australian mining engineer and politician who was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for the Metropolitan-Suburban Province from 11 September 1903 to 21 May 1908. He was also mayor of Broken Hill in New South Wales from 11 February 1889 to 12 February 1890, and was the manager of several mines across New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.

Early life Lane was born at Moliagul, near Bendigo, Victoria, on 27 January 1856. His parents were Canadian-born mining engineer Zebina Lane and Irish-born Mary Kearney.

Career At age 15, he managed a mine at St Arnaud, Victoria, later joining the Colonial Smelting Co. He moved to New Zealand, living there for eight years and working at the Hauraki goldfields. He also visited California in the United States, and lived in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1878. He did not stand for re-election, and so was succeeded as mayor by Thomas Coombe (father of Thomas Coombe) on 12 February 1890.

In November 1893, Lane visited Coolgardie, Western Australia. He floated nearby mining companies in mid-1894 in London. He worked at the Great Boulder as a consultant engineer and attorney until 1899. In 1895, a syndicate he formed floated the Great Boulder Perseverance mine. After that, he invested in jarrah timber and urban development, floating the Collie Proprietary Coalfields Co.

Personal life Lane married Euphemia Leslie on 12 February 1878 at Sandhurst, Victoria. He had two sons and one daughter. His daughter died of lead poisoning as a baby in 1890.