Thomas Frederick de Pledge (1867–1954) was an Australian pioneer and pastoralist. The son of

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Joseph De Pledge, he was born in

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in 1867. Educated at

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, he left for Australia at age 18 aboard the ''Australind'' and disembarked at

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. He set of for Bunbury and worked on a farm for less than a year then left for the Ashburton region. Working on a

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for seven years for David Forrest and

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he later moved to

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to work for McCrae and Harper, first of an overseer and then as a manager. In 1897 de Pledge was appointed as manager at Yanrey Station by the estate of John Stuart. He bought the property in 1898 when it occupied an area of and three years later acquired neighbouring properties; Yannangal and Yannaney. In 1909 he also acquired Globe Hill and incorporated it into Yanrey. At one stage Yanrey was the third largest property in the Ashburton District with a size of . Frederick Bedford and De Pledge acquired Globe Hill Station in 1909 for £35,000. De Pledge died in 1954 at age 87, leaving a widow and two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:de Pledge Thomas Frederick 1867 births 1954 deaths Australian pastoralists People from Durham, England People from the Pilbara British emigrants to the Colony of Western Australia