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Brunton, Thomas (1831 - 1908) |
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| Business executive | ||
| Born: 25 June 1831 near Roxburgh, Scotland. Died: 7 September 1908 Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia. | ||
| Thomas Brunton was one of the first flour mill owners in Australia to install grooved iron rollers in 1884. |
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| Born near Roxburgh, Scotland, 25 June 1831. Died Ascot Vale, 7 September 1908. Arrived Melbourne 1853; unsuccessful on goldfields; Melbourne Gas Works for a year; bought a bakery; built a flour-milling plant 1868; visited overseas flour-milling centres 1882 and came back with plans for a new roller mill; helped to found the Corn Trade Association 1884 asnd was its president 1886; opened a Sydney mill 1887, run mainly by his sons; sold the Melbourne mill 1893 and established the Australian Flour Mills in North Melbourne; bought Roxburgh Park, near Broadmeadows 1903, where he bred cattle, horses and Shropshire sheep. President, Royal Agricultural Society 1895; Harbor Trust commissioner 1890-98. Member for Southern Province, Legislative Council 1890-1904. | ||
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