Albert Toll
Australian businessman
About Albert Toll
Lived 1865 – 1960 (aged 94–95). Albert Toll was an Australian.
Albert Frederick Toll (1865–1960) was an English-born Australian businessman and politician who founded Australia and New Zealand's largest transport company, Toll Group (along with its subdivision, Toll NZ). He also served as mayor of Wickham, New South Wales.
He founded Toll in 1888, when he hauled coal with a horse and cart.
He was the father of Australian novelist Dora Birtles, and founding president of Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, Victor Toll. A street in the Lake Macquarie suburb Valentine, Albert Street, was named after him.
An A.F. Toll marked Albion vehicle, when the business operated out of Sydney, Newcastle and Cessnock
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Who was Albert Toll?
Australian businessman
When was Albert Toll born?
Albert Toll was born in 1865.
When did Albert Toll die?
Albert Toll died in 1960.
What nationality was Albert Toll?
Albert Toll was Australian.
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