Thomas Hale
1844 — 13 April 1910
Thomas Hale (18‑23‑12)
Thomas Hale was born in the village of Castle Bytham in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England in 1844 and worked in the railways in England before migrating to Queensland in 1882. He joined the Railways Department in Queensland becoming a member of the Railway Employees Association. He rose to the position of general secretary of that organisation. During his railway career he worked as a porter, shunter, guard and signalman. Thomas died on 13 April 1910 and a memorial on behalf of the Queensland Railway Employees Association was erected over his grave. Sadly this memorial was demolished in 1979.