Biographical entry Weston, Thomas Charles George (1866 - 1935)

Summary

Thomas Charles G. Weston was officer-in-charge of afforestation for Canberra from 1913 until his retirement in 1926. He carried out extensive scientifically-planned breeding trials to increase the number of species that might grow in Canberra. A suburb and a park in Canberra are named after him. Prior to migrating to Australia in 1869, Weston studied horticulture at a number of places in the UK, including working as a gardener at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Events

1896

Life event - Migrated to Australia (New South Wales)

1898 - 1908

Career position - Gardener-in-charge of Admiralty House

1908 - 1912

Career position - Head Gardener at Federal Government House in Sydney

1912 - 1913

Career position - Superintendent of the State Nursery in Campbelltown, New South Wales

1913 - 1926

Career position - Officer-in-charge of afforestation in Canberra

1926 - 1927

Career position - Consultant to Canberra

Published resources

Book Sections

• Murphy, Greg, 'Weston, Thomas Charles George (1866-1935), Horticulturist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 449-450. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120502b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Weston, T C G', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-494796. Details