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This page is important as it outlines the individual who is widely believed to be soley responsible for the introduction of a noctious pest into Australia.
I have searched through wikipedia and as yet found no reference to his life.—Preceding unsigned comment added by U4233161 ( talk • contribs) 05:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
The given birthdates for Austin (1870 or 74) seem to contradict the timeline for his introduction of rabbits in 1859. Perhaps the birthdate belongs to a different individual?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.238.117.31 ( talk) 14:44, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Why is it that the only thing anyone seems to know about Thomas Austin is his contribution to Australia's rabbit saga? I've added an external reference as a prelude to writing a more balanced biography. MulgaBill 21:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I've rewritten the article and moved all the info on rabbits to Rabbits in Australia. MulgaBill 23:47, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I've undone Peter Ballard's removal of the redlinked names. Thomas's brother James, and his wife Elizabeth were notable in several ways (James = Mayor of Geelong & Glastonbury, Eng; Elizabeth = benefactor of Austin Hospital, Melb, and Austin Homes, Geelong). Just because no one's written an entry on them yet, doesn't mean one couldn't or shouldn't, and the redlink serves as a prompt (Yeah, I know, I should write something myself - one day, one day!) Oh, and whether Thomas was of 'extremely minor historical imporatance' [sic] depends on your perspective, doesn't it, Rocksong? There are plenty of people with entries who seem rather trivial to me, but I respect the contributions they have made, and the significance that others attribute to them. I'm frequently looking up 'minor' people or events to check a fact, or flesh out a topic. After all, isn't that the purpose of a comprehensive, accessible encyclopedia like Wikipedia? MulgaBill 21:16, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps 'credited with' should be changed to 'noted for' or something similar? Surely there's nothing positive about the introduction of rabbits to Australia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joystick74 ( talk • contribs) 10:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough, I'll change it. -- Money money tickle parsnip ( talk) 09:18, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: Consensus to move to the (pastoralist) ( non-admin closure) ( t · c) buidhe 10:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
– no clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC per page views [1] Joeykai ( talk) 08:47, 2 January 2022 (UTC)