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George Thorn "The Father of Ipswich" A Life
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TitleGeorge Thorn "The Father of Ipswich" A LifeDate of Publication2017AuthorRichard Thorn
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DescriptionTracing the life of George Thorn, a prominent member of Ipswich during the town’s early years. George Thorn was born in 1806 in Stockbridge, England. He came to Australia in 1832 whilst serving in the army. In 1837 when the regiment transferred to India, he opted to stay in Australia at that time in New South Wales. He met Jane Handcock and they married in 1837. In 1839 they moved to Limestone (Ipswich as it was then called) and Jane became the first free white woman in Ipswich. George was the first representative in Parliament for Ipswich. He would be an alderman on the Ipswich council and a foundation member of the Ipswich Grammar School. His family would at one time live on the corner of Brisbane and East Streets, that would become the Palais Royal Hotel and then Bendigo Bank (2013), and at Claremont on Milford Street. This publication was a recipient of the Viva Cribb Bursary 2016.
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Reference IDGeorge Thorn Father of Ipswich A Life book.pdfAsset TypeFamily Histories & BiographiesBooks and Libraries (Trove mapping field)bookCopyright NoticeThis work was created after 1st January 1955. It is protected by the Copyright Act 1968. Copyright duration is for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
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This work is protected under the Copyright Act 1968
This work was created after 1st January 1955. It is protected by the Copyright Act 1968. Copyright duration is for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
The creator retains ownership of the copyright of this work. The creator has granted Picture Ipswich a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use and reproduce this work.
Under the Fair Dealing exception of the Copyright Act 1968, you can use this work for research or study, criticism or review, and parody or satire. Moral rights remain and the work MUST be correctly attributed to its creator (photographer, studio, author, etc.) with acknowledgement of Picture Ipswich as the source of the work.
You CANNOT use this work for any other purpose (including redistribution on social media platforms) without seeking permission first.
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