Alexander Tolmer
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Alexander Tolmer 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 Castlemaine, Victoria
and Adelaide
in the 1850s and also helped to establish the town of Bordertown
. He died in 1890 and was buried at the Mitcham
Cemetery in an Anglican
service.
Police commissioner
Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
. He migrated to the new colony in 1840 and was made sub-inspector by Governor George Gawler
George Gawler
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.
He was instrumental in creating the gold escort route between Castlemaine, Victoria
Castlemaine, Victoria
Castlemaine is a city in Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in the 1850s and also helped to establish the town of Bordertown
Bordertown, South Australia
Bordertown is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is where the Dukes Highway and the railway line, the two main routes between Adelaide and Melbourne, cross Tatiara Creek....
. He died in 1890 and was buried at the Mitcham
Mitcham, South Australia
Mitcham is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham.Created as a village separate from Adelaide , it was ancillary to a sheep station at Brown Hill Creek belonging to the South Australia Company. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Kaurna aboriginal people...
Cemetery in an Anglican
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
service.