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Biographical entry Thompson, John Low (1847 - 1900)

Born: 16 April 1847
Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died: 17 January 1900
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Agricultural educator and Inventor

Summary

John Thompson was Principal of Dookie Agricultural College, Victoria 1887-1891 and foundation Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales 1891-1897.

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Dookie Agricultural College (1886 - 1983)
John Thompson was Principle of Dooki Agricultural College from 1887 to 1891

Date: 1887 - 1891
Hawkesbury Agricultural College (1891 - 1989)
John Thompson was the foundation principle of Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 1891 to 1897.

Date: 1891 - 1897

Archival resources

Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre

John Low Thompson - Records, 1886 - 1891; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Black, Alan W., 'Thompson, John Low (1847-1900), agricultural educator and innovator', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, p. 265. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060284b.htm. Details

Online Resources

'Thompson, J L (1847-1900)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-482678. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018

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