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Thomas Frederick de Pledge (1867–1954) was an Australian pioneer and pastoralist.〔 〕 The son of Reverend Joseph De Pledge, he was born in Durham in 1867. Educated at Aldenham in Hertfordshire, he left for Australia at age 18 aboard the ''Australind'' and disembarked at Fremantle. He set of for Bunbury and worked on a farm for less than a year then left for the Ashburton region. Working on a Minderoo Station for seven years for David Forrest and Septimus Burt he later moved to Globe Hill Station to work for McCrae and Harper, first of an overseer and then as a manager.〔 In 1897 de Pledge was appointed as manager at Yanrey Station by the estate of John Stuart. He bought the property in 1898 when it occupied an area of and three years later acquired neighbouring properties; Yannangal and Yannaney.〔 In 1908 he also acquired Globe Hill and incorpated it into Yanrey. At one stage Yanrey was the third largest property in the Ashburton District with a size of . De Pledge died in 1954 at age 87, leaving a widow and two daughters. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Frederick de Pledge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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