Peter Rowsthorn (12 June 1930 – 12 December 2021) was an Australian businessman.[1]
Peter Rowsthorn | |
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| Born | 12 June 1930 Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 12 December 2021 (aged 91) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Family | Mark Rowsthorn (son) Peter Rowsthorn Jr. (son) |
Rowsthorn was born in Kew, Victoria on 12 June 1930.[2] He was the chairman of Toll Holdings, Australia's largest transport company, having bought the company with Paul Little in 1986.[3][4] He was later the owner of Wadham Park and Woodside, a horse training facility and a stud farm respectively.[5] Rowsthorn died in Melbourne on 12 December 2021, at the age of 91.[6]
References
edit- ^ $150 million and more Australian Financial Review 18 May 2001
- ^ "Toll Transport Pty. Limited". studocu. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "About Toll". Toll Group. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ^ Gottliebsen, Robert (9 September 2006). "Chief Little's big plan for Toll". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ How Rowsthorn's Irish stud turned into a tax dud Australian Financial Review 30 November 2018
- ^ "Peter Rowsthorn". My Tributes. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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