James Testro
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Full name | James Charles Testro |
Born | Lambeth, Surrey, England | 6 August 1851
Died | 30 April 1934 Princes Hill, Melbourne, Australia | (aged 82)
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2016 |
James Charles Testro (6 August 1851 – 30 April 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer who played nine first-class matches for the Auckland in the 1880s.[1]
Testro moved to Australia and with H. Dondey formed a coppersmithing and metal-working company, Dondey & Testro, in South Melbourne in 1891.[2] They invented several water purification devices[3][4] and a method of fumigating wine casks.[5]
Testro died at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Princes Hill in April 1934, aged 82. He left a wife and two adult children.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Testro". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Dondey and Testro". Punch: 11. 2 February 1905.
- ^ "Patent Water Condenser". The Age: 7. 2 November 1893.
- ^ "Success in London". The Herald: 8. 16 September 1915.
- ^ "Orchard and Vineyard Notes". Adelaide Observer: 4. 9 March 1895.
- ^ "Deaths". The Age: 1. 1 May 1934.
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