- Occupation
- factory manager and farmer
- Summary
According to Morag Loh, Thomas Coto arrived in Victoria in 1850 and became a successful farmer in the Sale district in Victoria. He was a prominent public benefactor and was insturmental in preventing the wages of agricultural labourers in the Maffra-Sale region from being lowered. For a time in the 1880s he ran a cheese factory at a loss to help ease unemployment in the area.
Related Subjects
Published Resources
Books
- Loh, Morag, Sojourners and Settlers: Chinese in Victoria 1848-1985, Victorian Government China Advisory Committee, Melbourne, 1985. Details
Images
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- Title
- Thomas Coto
- Type
- Photograph
- Date
- - 1883
- Place
- Australia - Victoria - Sale?
- Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Loh, Morag, Sojourners and Settlers: Chinese in Victoria 1848-1985, Victorian Government China Advisory Committee, Melbourne, 1985.
Created: 28 February 2008
