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Jesse Brinkworth [B 11332] • Photograph

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Summary

Jesse Brinkworth, born at Nailsworth 30/12/1840. He was the third son of Thomas Brinkworth who was born in approximately 1801 at Appila Yarrowie, South Australia and died at Keith, South Australia. Thomas Brinkworth arrived in South Australia in August 1839 aboard the "Somersetshire". He was a broadweaver by trade but began in South Australia by sawing wood in the government forests, later he grew wheat at Nailsworth. He was a founding trustee of St Andrew's Anglican Church at Walkerville. In 1851 he left with two of his sons to work at the goldfields near Bendigo, returning with enough gold to buy farmland at Lower Light. Thomas and his wife Elizabeth had nine children. He later moved to Manoora (Chinkford) to grow wheat. With his son-in-law he built a steam flourmill at Saddleworth

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Physical description

Photograph

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Photographer

Duryea

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Brinkworth, Jesse, 1840-1917
Pioneers -- South Australia

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Date

09/01/2006

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2,024 x 3,201 pixels (6.5 MP)

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19.47 MB

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