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| '''Alexander Tolmer''' (1815 – 7 March 1890) was a ] ] officer and ]. He migrated to the new colony in 1840 and was made sub-inspector by ] ]. | '''Alexander Tolmer''' (1815 – 7 March 1890) was a ] ] officer and ]. He migrated to the new colony in 1840 and was made sub-inspector by ] ]. | ||
| He was instrumental in creating the gold escort route between ] near ] and ] in the 1850s (the first arrived in Adelaide on 20 March 1852 with around 600 lb of gold, the second, with 1,620 lb on 4 May 1852; it also carried mail between diggers and their Adelaide families)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38456151 |title=Arrival of the Gold Escort |newspaper=] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=5 May 1852 |accessdate=1 March 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and also helped to establish the town of ]. | He was instrumental in creating the gold escort route between ] near ] and ] in the 1850s (the first arrived in Adelaide on 20 March 1852 with around 600 lb of gold, the second, with 1,620 lb on 4 May 1852; it also carried mail between diggers and their Adelaide families)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38456151 |title=Arrival of the Gold Escort |newspaper=] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=5 May 1852 |accessdate=1 March 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and also helped to establish the town of ]. | ||
| He died in 1890 and was buried at the ] Cemetery in an ] service. | He died in 1890 and was buried at the ] Cemetery in an ] service. | ||
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Alexander Tolmer (1815 – 7 March 1890) was a South Australian police officer and Police Commissioner. He migrated to the new colony in 1840 and was made sub-inspector by Governor George Gawler.
He was instrumental in creating the gold escort route between Mount Alexander near Castlemaine, Victoria and Adelaide in the 1850s (the first arrived in Adelaide on 20 March 1852 with around 600 lb of gold, the second, with 1,620 lb on 4 May 1852; it also carried mail between diggers and their Adelaide families) and also helped to establish the town of Bordertown.
He died in 1890 and was buried at the Mitcham Cemetery in an Anglican service.
References
- "Arrival of the Gold Escort". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 5 May 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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