john cramsie (c. 1831 – 18 february 1910) ran businesses in balranald: sparkes and cramsie (−1860) with thomas harrison sparkes then cramsie, bowden and co. from 1876. he was m.l.a. for balranald in the n.s.w. parliament 1880–1887. a son, william a. cramsie maintained a correspondence with captain james dickson.