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Tardent, Henry Alexis (1853 - 1929)

Horticulturalist

Born: 1 March 1853 Le Sépey, Vaud, Switzerland. Died: 5 September 1929 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia.

Henry Alexis Tardent established and operated a farm and co-operative winery at Roma in Queensland from 1887-97. Later he was agricultural editor of the "Daily Standard" from 1913-29. His publications included "Science as Applied to Agriculture" (1907) and "Mrs Ellis Rowan and her Contributions to Australian Art and Science" (1927).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1869 - 1887 Tutor and language teacher, mainly in Russia
1887 - 1897 Operated a farm and co-operative winery in Roma, Queensland
1897 - 1898 Inaugural Manager of Westbrook State Farm
1898 - 1901 Manager of Biggenden State Farm
c. 1904 Toowoomba Democrat and Downs Agriculturis published
1904 - 1908 Operated an insurance business in Toowoomba
1909 - 1910 Managing Editor of Tableland Examiner
1913 - 1929 Agricultural Editor of Daily Standard
1922 Founding member of Les Causeries Françaises (Alliance Française from 1926)

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 7 August 2006

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