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James Thomas (Tom) Thorburn ( 1860-1935), ca. 1932 / La Dore
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Title:
James Thomas (Tom) Thorburn (1860-1935), around 1932 / La Dore
Creator:
La Dore
Date:
[c1932]
Format:
1 photoprint : b & w ; 14 x 9 cm.
Inscription:
Studio name printed on bottom edge of: La Dore.
Subject:
ministers of religion
portraits
Thorburn, James Thomas (Tom), 1860-1935.
Description:
The Reverend James Thomas (Tom) Thorburn (1860-1935) was a Minister of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales, ordained in 1892. He was the youngest son of Scots emigrants Robert Thorburn and Jessie Catherine McKenzie, born on the family dairy farm Barr Hill at Jasper's Brush in the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales. Following his marriage to Miriam Macgillivray in 1892 he was appointed to the parish of Tenterfield (1893-1895). From Tenterfield he went to Walcha, then Palmer Street, Woolloomooloo, Gloucester, Eskbank and finally, Blayney (1920-1932) He retired from Blayney and went to live with his unmarried sisters at Meroogal in Nowra. He died on 4 March 1935 while on a visit to his old parish of Blayney.
Published in:
Photograph published in the Sydney Morning Herald 2 July 1932, p.7 in 'The Churches' column under the headline "Blayney Minister retires".
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; Thorburn family papers
Rights:
You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact Museums of History NSW to request permission.
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
34802
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