Tom Quilty

Thomas John Quilty OBE (4 April 1887 – 1979) was an Australian station owner, pastoralist, philanthropist, and bush poet. To this day he still holds the record for the largest freehold land acreage ownership in Australia's history; over 3 million acres (13,000 km²) for a single property. In total, he controlled over 4.5 million acres (19,000 km²) of land. In 1976, Tom Quilty was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his outstanding services to agricultural primary industry.

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