Tommy whyte

Gold history. Gold prospecting. Walking track. Advanced search. Lonely Grave of Thomas Whyte. Wedderburn Educational Gold prospecting Gold history. Share Save Saved. Features grave of Thomas Whyte. Whyte was a miner during the s gold rush and his tent was located close to the grave site. The fenced grave contains the broken remains of Whyte's headstone which has been replaced with a modern monument.

Thomas Whyte - Miner. Thomas arrived in Melbourne during September and become a shopkeeper at 6 Collins Street presumably selling gift-ware including clocks, jewellery and smokers' pipes which is brother shipped out to him.

From letters he wrote to his wife, 2 children, his sisters and brother in Edinburgh the business was suffering because of the exodus of people going to the gold rushes at Bathurst, Ballarat and Bendigo. It was not known when Thomas reached Wedderburn but it is known that his grave was dug very close to his tent. Whyte was ailing and passed away on July 21, , he was buried the next day with the help of Richard Donaldson and William Martin. The Affidavit also contained the observation that Mr.

Whyte was 5 ft 7 inches tall, had a ruddy complexion and a prominent nose. Lone graves of the Victorian Goldfields. Lone graves are a fascinating feature of the Victorian Goldfields, and along with the region's historical cemeteries they provide an interesting glimpse into the past. My research interests include the impact response and tolerance of the human body, particularly the head and spine, biomechanical impact testing of injurious events in road traffic, sports and falls across the population from childhood to older adults as well as the design and evaluation of injury protective systems and their compatibility with diverse populations.

I have used a combination of physical experimentation and computation finite element methods for investigating and improving safety systems such as headgear in transport and sports, child restraints and other vehicle occupant protection. I place the specific needs of diverse users as a central focus of designing engineering solutions for injury prevention, ensuring compatibility between protective devices and the specific anthropometry of children, older people and the general diversity of the population.

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