Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
Australian industrialist (1816 – 1878) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (23 December 1816 – 9 May 1878) was an Australian industrialist who improved the refrigeration of meat. He was renowned for speculation in the local pastoral industry as well as industrial activities such as his Ice-Works in Sydney's Darling Harbour and dry dock and engineering works at Balmain.
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Born | (1816-12-23)23 December 1816 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Died | 9 May 1878(1878-05-09) (aged 61) Bodalla, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist; grazier; philanthropist |
Organization(s) | Goldsbrough Mort & Co; later to become Elders Limited |
Known for | Improving refrigeration of meat |
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