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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002671b.htm person Thomson Herbert AACR2 13 July 1870 26 October 1947 Place of Birth Prahran, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Richmond, Victoria, Australia Manufacturer Engineer Herbert Thomson trained as an engineer and as a boy, worked for his father helping to install coal-producing bores at Yallourn and Altona. In 1889 he made a steam-engine which was used in a launch on the Yarra River. Thomson set up his own business as a manufacturer of steam-engines and boilers in Melbourne in 1897 and in 1899 built a steam car, one of the first self-propelled road vehicles in Australia. This car is now in the Museum of Victoria and an early Thomson engine is in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Thomson's company was incorporated in 1900 as the Thomson Motor Car Co. Ltd. He also built steam-engines for merry-go-rounds; the best-known, at St Kilda beach, was later purchased by the Commonwealth government and moved to Canberra. Once the company folded in 1912, Thomson worked as a consulting engineer. 1897 1900 Career position - Established a steam-engine and boiler manufacturing business 1899 1899 Career position - One of Australia's first steam cars built 1900 1912 Career position - Thomson Motor Car Co. Ltd established 1912 Career position - Consulting Engineer

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 'Thomson, Herbert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Thomson, Herbert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Thomson, Herbert (1870-1947), car manufacturer and engineer Downing, H. Thomson, Herbert (1870-1947), car manufacturer and engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 215 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000