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-A ledger book shows that, by October 1867 when he was 19, Thomas was employed at Maroon. Initially he was paid an 'allowance' rather than a salary. This allowance was increased to £80 pa
+A ledger book for Maroon from October 1867 to December 1868 shows that, from the time he was 19, Thomas was employed as Maroon's manager. Initially he was paid an 'allowance' rather than a salary. This allowance was increased to £80 pa.(MLMSS3117/box 9)
-One lot of entries for him are from  867 to December 1868.(MLMSS3117/box 9) TO FINISH
 The younger Thomas was adventurous and by July 1874, for a short period he left working on Maroon to become a miner in the harsh [[wp>Palmer_River#Palmer_goldfields|Palmer River goldfields]]. It is not for nothing that an account of life on the Palmer goldfields was entitled 'shattered dreams'.((Gordon Grimwade and Christine Grimwade, 'Shattered dreams: Recollections of the Palmer Goldrush 1874-1875', //Queensland History Journal//