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Name	Joseph Timms
Born	1859 Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Died	26 September, 1929 (aged ~ 70) Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways contractor (1892-1910) Western Australia, Australia dairy farmer (1900-1929) Victoria, Australia grape grower (1900-1929) Victoria, Australia grazier (sheep) (1900-1929) Victoria, Australia racehorse owner (1900-1916) New South Wales, Australia winemaker (1900-1929) Victoria, Australia railways contractor (1909-1925) South Australia, Australia grazier (sheep) (1916-1929) New South Wales, Australia grazier (sheep) (1917-1929) Western Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Eastern Trading Company (director)
Properties *	Chateau Yering (Vic) (owner) Riverview (WA) (owner) St Huberts (Vic) (owner) Sunnyside (SA) (owner) Nelyambo (NSW) (owner, 1914)
Workplaces *	C. & E. Millar (co-owner) Smith and Timms (employee)

* Dates are approximate

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