JOUBERT, JULES (1824-1907) was born at Angouleme, France, in 1824, educated at Bordeaux and the College Bourbon, Paris; and in 1839 sailed in the corvette Heroine for Brazil, Madagascar and Bay of Islands. He then left the ship and sailed in the schooner Martha for Sydney, where he spent seven years in the French consulate, attaining the position of chancellor. In 1840 he accompanied Lavaud (q.v.) in the Aube in the capacity of interpreter.

Resigning his post after the French revolution of 1848, he went to South Australia, where he invested in town property. The gold discoveries in Victoria in 1851 revived his prospects, and he carried swag and shovel to the diggings at Mount Alexander, where he was commissioned by a contractor to erect a block of government buildings. He afterwards started a store at Sawpit Gully. In 1853 he was present in the French cruiser Catinat at the hoisting of the French flag in New Caledonia. After making and losing a fortune in trade and speculations, Joubert was for some years secretary to the Agricultural Society of New South Wales (1867-78). While in this position he went to France to study the Exposition, and on his return he and R. E. N. Twopeny established the first international exhibition (1881). For his services at the Paris exhibition (1878) he received the ribbon of the Legion of Honour. He promoted exhibitions at Adelaide, Perth and Calcutta, and in 1889 was general manager of the Dunedin and South Seas exhibition. In the following year he published in Dunedin Shavings and Scrapes from Many Parts.

Loyau; Joubert, op. cit.; Otago Daily Times, 26 Nov 1889 (p).

Reference: Volume 1, page 239

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