Biography - Alexander Henry Tolmer

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Tolmer, Alexander Henry (1840–1928)

pastoralist

Alexander Tolmer, c1885

State Library of South Australia, 8504/3

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Tolmer, Alexander (father)
Baker, Richard Chaffey (classmate)
Angas, George Fife (employer)
Baker, John (employer)

Alexander Tolmer, c1885

State Library of South Australia, 8504/3

Life Summary [details]

Birth

1840
Kent, England

Death

30 October, 1928 (aged ~ 88)
Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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