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Tynan, John (1829 - 1895)

Manufacturer

Born: 1829 Derry, Ireland. Died: 25 April 1895 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

John Tynan's Victoria Agricultural Implement Factory began making ploughs in 1857. His company is also believed to be the first to have produced drilling tools suitable for use in basalt quartz-load gold mining. Tynan was the first person to manufacture swing ploughs. His ploughs won numerous prizes, including the first gold medal ever given in Victoria for a colonially made plough.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1849 - c. 1853 Whitesmith in Ireland
1853 Settled in Australia
1856 Settled in Ballarat
1857 - 1880s Manufacturer of Tynan Ploughs in Ballarat, Victoria

Online Sources

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P004021. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

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