Person
Allan, James Thomas (1831 - 1912)
- Born
- 1831
Secunderabad, India - Died
- 1912
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer, Pastoralist and Pioneer
Summary
James Thomas Allan came to Australia to work the goldfields.
He went on to work as a labourer before beginning his travels of previously unexplored parts of Queensland.
On his travels he discovered much good ground to graze cattle and went on to be a very successful grazier and property owner, until the drought of 1902 depleted his herd severely and he sold his herds and land to retire to Sydney.
He was one of the first settlers on the Barcoo and for a time owned Mount Enniskelen and Elizabeth Creek.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Walsh, G. P., 'Allan, James Thomas (1831-1912), explorer and pastoralist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 22-23. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/allen-arthur-max-9336. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539663. Details
- 'Allan, James Thomas (1831-19121231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462961. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 31 January 2012, Last modified: 3 October 2012