Person
Austin, Thomas (1815 - 1871)
- Born
- 1815
Baltonsborough, Somerset, England - Died
- 1871
- Occupation
- Landowner
Summary
Thomas Austin was a property owner at Barwon Park, west of Geelong. In 1859 he imported 24 wild rabbits from England on the clipper Lightning.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Brown, P.L., 'Austin, James (1810-1896) and Thomas (1815-1871), settlers' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 43-44. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010041b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7787215. Details
- 'Austin, Thomas (1815-18711215)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466828. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 July 2012
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