William Murray Thompson

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William Murray Thompson was a railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1907.^[1]

William Thompson was born at Tyrrell, in Cumberland, England in 1841.^[1]

He travelled to the gold diggings of New Zealand in the early 1860s and later travelled to Brisbane when gold was discovered in Gympie.^[1]

He was a successful railway contractor.^[2]^[1]

He died on Friday 30 August 1912 at his home.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "DEATH OF ALDERMAN W.M. THOMPSON". The Queenslander . No. 2423. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1912. p. 29. Retrieved 23 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "THE NEW MAYOR". The Telegraph . No. 10, 680. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1907. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 28 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "DEATH OF ALDERMAN W.M. THOMPSON". The Queenslander . No. 2423. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1912. p. 29. Retrieved 23 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.

[2] "THE NEW MAYOR". The Telegraph . No. 10, 680. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1907. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 28 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.

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