Elder, Thomas - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry

Bright Sparcs
Biographical entry

Home | Browse | Search | Previous | Next

Elder, Thomas (1818 - 1897)

Online Sources

Archival/Heritage Sources

Published Sources

Business executive, Pastoralist and Public benefactor

Born: 5 August 1818 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Died: 6 March 1897 Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia.

(Sir) Thomas Elder imported and bred camels to use as transport in outback Australia. A hundred of them were used in building the overland telegraph line from Adelaide to Darwin in 1872 and he also lent camels and drivers to expeditions of discovery.

Online Sources

Published Sources

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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003514. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 27 July 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy Policy
Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 26 February 2007
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P003514b.htm

[ Foundation Supporter - ARC Learned Academies' Special Projects ] [ Top of page | Bright Sparcs Home | Browse | Search ]