P004021
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2001-05-25
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Rosanne Walker
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2025-11-05
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person
Tynan
John
AACR2
1829
25 April 1895
Place of Birth
Derry, Ireland
Place of Death
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Manufacturer
John Tynan's Victoria Agricultural Implement Factory began making ploughs in 1857. His company is also believed to be the first to have produced drilling tools suitable for use in basalt quartz-load gold mining. Tynan was the first person to manufacture swing ploughs. His ploughs won numerous prizes, including the first gold medal ever given in Victoria for a colonially made plough.
1849
c. 1853
Career position - Whitesmith in Ireland
1853
1853
Life event - Settled in Australia
1856
1856
Life event - Settled in Ballarat
1857
1880s
Career position - Manufacturer of Tynan Ploughs in Ballarat, Victoria
Tynan, John (1829-18950425)
Trove
'Tynan, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Tynan, John
Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
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