Thomas Woore Explained

Thomas Woore
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Birth Date:	1804 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ireland
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Australia
Spouse:	Mary A. Dickson (1835)^[2] ^[3]
Relatives:	William Busby (son-in-law)

Thomas Woore (29 January 1804 – 21 June 1878) was a Royal Navy officer, grazier, railways leader and surveyor. Woore was born in Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland and died in Double Bay, Sydney, Australia.

Moore joined the Royal Navy as a 15-year-old in 1819, and served on various ships, including HMS Alligator,^[4] before retiring in 1834. On 1 January 1835, he married Mary Dickson, daughter of John Dickson. From 1846 until 1848 he worked, on his own volition, surveying possible routes for the proposed railway line being put forward by the predecessor of the Sydney Railway Company. In 1867 he was commissioned, with others, to search for a solution to the water shortage of Sydney.^[5]

Further reading

• G. P. Walsh. Dickson, John (1774–1843). 1966. 1. 6 July 2014.
• G. P. Walsh. Busby, William (1813–1887). 1969. 3. 8 July 2014.
  • • Book: Woore, Thomas . Errors in the Great Western Railroad New South Wales . 1876 . Printed by W.R. Riley, Herald Steam Printing Works . 8 July 2014 .
• Book: Woore, Marjorie . Just another pioneer : Thomas Woore of Goulburn . 1990 . [M. Woore] . 978-0-646-03906-0 .
• Web site: Pomeroy Mill ruins.

Notes and References

1. News: Family Notices. . . 24 June 1878 . 8 July 2014 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
2. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&SessionID=46347627&event=marriages&sname=Woore&gname=&fname=&mname=&frange=1835&trange=&place=&submitBtnOnce.x=72&submitBtnOnce.y=13 NSW BDM – marriage
3. News: Family Notices. . . 5 January 1835 . 8 July 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. Photograph, 'Lieut. Thomas Woore, R.N.' . . 1850 . State Library of New South Wales .
5. News: The Government Gazette. . LVI . 9159 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 September 1867 . 22 May 2016 . 7 . National Library of Australia.