Thomas William Mason
Thomas Mason was a well known figure in the manufacturing trade between 1854 until his retirement in the late 1880s. Living in Northcote, he had strong interests in rowing and served on the Melbourne Regatta Committee. He also served as a senior sergeant in the first Victorian volunteer force (a precursor to the Victorian Police Force.)
Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 : index to births, deaths and marriages in Victoria [CD-ROM]. (1997). Melbourne, Australia: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Sutherland, Andrew, Ellery, R. L. J… [et al.] (1888). Victoria and its metropolis : past and present. Melbourne: McCarron, Bird & Co.