Albert Toll
Albert Frederick Toll (1865–1960) was the founder of Australia and New Zealand's largest transport company, Toll Group and Toll NZ and a former mayor of Wickham, New South Wales.[1][2]
Albert Toll | |
|---|---|
| Born | Albert Frederick Toll 1865 |
| Died | 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Transport and logistics provider, Politician |
| Children | Dora Birtles |
He founded Toll in 1888, when he hauled coal with a horse and a cart.[3]
He was the father of Australian novelist Dora Birtles and founding president of Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, Victor Toll. A street in the Lake Macquarie suburb Valentine, Albert Street, was named after him.[4]
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An A.F. Toll marked Albion vehicle, when the business operated out of Sydney, Newcastle and Cessnock
Opening of A.F. Toll's Storage Depot. 1933
References
- Moore, Deirdre (1991). Newcastle made him : a memoir of AF Toll. Bob James.
- Kirkwood, Ian (2015). "Toll Holdings Newcastle roots". Newcastle Herald.
- Watson, Chad (16 April 2006). "$150m for Corrigan, not two cents for Toll family". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- "Albert Street". Lake Mac Libraries.
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