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Thomas Barker 1873

By
Barcroft Capel Boake
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a928553 / P1/94]

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Boake, Barcroft Capel

State Library of New South Wales

Barker, Thomas

Arriving in Sydney as an orphaned apprentice, Thomas Barker forged a life as a highly successful self-made man, testament to the opportunities available to men of all classes and backgrounds in the fledgling colony.

Delamere Estate

Delamere was a cottage on the Delamere Estate, which was a subdivision created in Darling Point in 1840. Other properties on the former Delamere Estate include Swifts, Queenscliff, Goomerah, Callooa and Cleveland.

Charity and Philanthropy

Engineering Profession

English

Barker, Thomas

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Flour miller and businessman with extensive landholdings who was equally energetic in public affairs and philanthropy.