The first members of the Thompson family to come to Australia from England, arrived in the ship the "James Harris" in 1834. In 1872 T.J. Thompson established a sharebroking business in Sydney, which was still in existence when the biography was written.
From the description of The Thompson story : a history of the family and the firm. 1962. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225843010
Miss Hay was for many years secretary of the Law School, University of Sydney, She later became a member of the Council of the Nationalist Party and of the U.A.P. Sir Thomas Bavin's chambers were in the same building at the University of Sydney and she became well acquainted with him.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1936-1962. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225821708
