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Person
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John Walker
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Description area
Dates of existence
1799 - 1874)
History
John Walker was a miller, brewer and merchant who arrived in Hobart in 1822. He built a flour mill at Richmond and later in Launceston. He bought the Government flour mill in Barrack Street, Hobart. He was also a general merchant and banker and acted as liquidator to the Derwent Bank, wound up Governor Arthur's estates, and acted as trustee to others. He was an elder of the Scots Presbyterian Church.
For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/walker-john-2765