Person
Bracker, Frederick John Henry (1798 - 1870)
- Born
- 1798
Mecklenburg, Germany - Died
- 7 May 1870
Warroo, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- wool grower
Summary
Frederick Bracker arrived in New South Wales in 1829 and remained when he was chosen to manage a run by the Aberdeen Co, called Rosenthal. He managed Rosenthal until 1849. He was considered an authority in wool-growing who farmers and squatters turned to for advice. He experimented with lucerne and introduced the first horse-powered steel roller mill, the first to produce flour from his own wheat. Rosenthal and his other property, Warroo, became training places for aspiring squatters.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- O'Neill, Sally, 'Bracker, Frederick John Henry (1798?-1870), wool-grower' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 213-214. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bracker-frederick-john-henry-3039. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537883. Details
- 'Bracker, Frederick John Henry (1798-1870)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468481. Details
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Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 21 January 2014