Thomas Petrie
Thomas Petrie | |
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Born | |
Died | 26 August 1910 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation(s) | Grazier, explorer |
Children | 9 Constance Campbell Petrie |
Parent(s) | Andrew Petrie, Mary Cuthbertson |
Relatives | John Petrie |
Thomas Petrie (31 January 1831 – 26 August 1910) was an Australian explorer, gold prospector, logger, and grazier. He was a Queensland pioneer.
Early life
Petrie was born at
Career
In 1851 Petrie
On 26 June 1861, Thomas Petrie appeared at the proceedings of the Select Committee on the
Petrie continued to look for new timber and places suitable for European settlement. In 1862, he headed to the
Later life
Petrie died at Murrumba on 26 August 1910. He was buried in
Legacy
In 1904 Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland was published, written by his daughter, Constance Campbell Petrie. The book is regarded as one of the best authorities on Brisbane's early days.[11]
In 1910 the name of the North Pine district was changed to Petrie in his honour.[3]
On Saturday 15 July 1911, a
On 19 June 2009, a new suburb in the area was named Murrumba Downs after Tom Petrie's property.[13]
See also
- Murrumba Homestead Grounds, the heritage-listed remains of Thomas Petrie's homestead
- Petrie, Queensland
- Gilburri - Escaped convict adopted by Aboriginals. Mentioned in Petrie's book.
References
- ^ "Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland. Pt1 Chpt1". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b Serle, Percival. "Petrie, Thomas (1831 - 1910)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ Tonkin, Annabelle (9 April 2024). "The Petrie family". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "E86: Turrbal". collection.aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "E66: Yugarabul". collection.aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Petrie, C.C. (1904). Tom Petrie's Reminiscenes of Early Queensland. Brisbane: Watson, Ferguson & Co. pp. 175–181.
- ^ Report from the Select Committee on the Native Police Force. Brisbane: Fairfax and Belbridge. 1861. pp. 111–113.
- ^ Petrie, C.C. (1904). Tom Petrie's Reminiscenes. pp. 191–196.
- Moreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Cairns Post Tuesday 13 July 1926". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Tom Petrie". Monument Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Murrumba Downs – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45457)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
Further reading
- Petrie, Tom; Petrie, Constance Campbell (1904). Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland (dating from 1837) (1st ed.). Watson, Ferguson. Retrieved 15 January 2018. Full text available online.
External links
- Works by Thomas Petrie at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)