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Biographical entry Moore, Thomas Bather (1850 - 1919)

Born: 26 November 1850
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Died: 14 August 1919
Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Explorer and Botanical collector

Summary

Thomas Bather Moore, a prospector, amateur botanist and geologist, explored many areas of Tasmania, particularly the west. He also collected plant specimens for F. Mueller.

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Archival resources

National Herbarium, Melbourne

Thomas Bather Moore - Records, 1889 - 1891, MSS M30; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details

Private hands (Elliston, M.G.)

Thomas Bather Moore - Records, 1850 - 1919; Private hands (Elliston, M.G.). Details

Published resources

Book Sections

McShane, Ian, 'Moore, Thomas Bather (1850-1919), Prospector and Explorer', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, p. 571. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100557b.htm. Details

Online Resources

National Library of Australia, 'Moore, Thomas Bather', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462971. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010

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