TOBER, Albert Michael
NAME | Albert Michael Tober |
BORN | Abt.1890 |
DIED | 1960 |
MILITARY SERIAL NO. | 2226 |
UNIT | 10th Battalion |
ENLISTED | Adelaide 27 February 1915 |
DISCHARGED | Adelaide 4 July 1916 – medically unfit |
Albert Michael Tober’s block was in the County of Pottinger, Parish of Breeza, Land District of Gunnedah. It was a Settlement Purchase No. 1920/2 consisting of 558 acres. Albert applied for his loan on 16 December 1919 and it was approved in January 1920 . [1] On 10 May 1920, the Dept. of Lands was informed that he was not living on his farm and had never even taken possession. His situation was judged to be unsatisfactory. [2] In June 1920, as his whereabouts were unknown, the police were asked if they had any knowledge of his whereabouts.[3] In August 1921 it was reported that he living at Yalwal, near Nowra, NSW.[4]
Footnotes
[1] SRNSW: Lands Department: NRS 8058, Returned Soldiers loan files; [12/6902 No. 3055] Albert Michael Tober, Application for loan, 15 December 1919.
[2] Ibid, Returned Soldiers’ Settlement Branch, Office Memorandum, 24 March 1921.
[3] Ibid, Report by police June 1920.
[4] Ibid.
Sources used to compile this entry
State Records NSW: Lands Department; NRS 8058, Returned Soldiers loan files, [12/6902 No. 3055] Albert Michael Tober
National Archives of Australia: B2455, First Imperial Force Personel Dossiers (Albert Michael Tober) online: http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8391565