The Thylacine Museum - The Thylacine in Captivity: Zoos, Circuses and Menageries: Tasmania (page 10)

THE THYLACINE IN CAPTIVITY:
- ZOOS, CIRCUSES AND MENAGERIES -
TASMANIA (page 10)

City Park Zoo [Launceston] (continued):

McGowan is acknowledged as having successfully reared at least four thylacine families (1886, 1889, 1893 & 1898) in captivity, the females having been captured with young in their pouches.

Much to William McGowan's regret, City Park never achieved the status of being an accredited zoo. Today, all that remains of the former zoo is a modern monkey exhibit located to the left of the main entrance on Tamar Street. No plaque exists to commemorate the zoo's historic past.

Thylacines displayed at the City Park Zoo (1882 - 1925)
Source: Thylacine Museum

N	Date of arrival	A/J/P/PY	Sex	Captured by	Capture locality	Sold / exchanged	Date of death	Ref	FN
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1	(Jul) 1882	A	?	Possibly Percy Tucker?	Scottsdale?	N/A	(Sep) 1886	1
2	6/6/1885	A		Unidentified young man	Bridport	Adelaide (15/6/1885)	Madras Zoo (unknown)	2	1
3	6/6/1885	A		Unidentified young man	Bridport	Adelaide (15/6/1885)	Adelaide (23/9/1886)	3
4	(Nov / Dec) 1885	J	F	Evans & Hill	South Downs, Arthur River	Melbourne? then London transit (A: 19/3/1886) for Paris (15/4/1886)	Paris (6/2/1891)	4
5	18/1/1886	J	M	Mr. Hill	Montagu (Nov 1885)	Melbourne? then London transit (A: 19/3/1886) for Paris (15/4/1886)	Paris (27/3/1891)	5
6	29/6/1886	J	M	T. H. Cleary	Bream Creek	Adelaide (23/8/1886)	?	6
7	8/1886	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
8	9/7/1886	A	F	Mr. Cooper	Waterhouse Station	Moore Park Zoo (Sydney)?	Moore Park (Sep 1891?)	7
9	9/7/1886	PY		Mr. Cooper	Waterhouse Station	Moore Park Zoo (Sydney)?	Moore Park (Sep 1891?)	7
10	9/7/1886	PY		Mr. Cooper	Waterhouse Station	Adelaide (Oct-Dec 1886)?	Adelaide	7
11	9/7/1886	PY		Mr. Cooper	Waterhouse Station	Adelaide (Oct-Dec 1886)?	Adelaide	7
12	9/7/1886	PY		Mr. Cooper	Waterhouse Station	Adelaide (Nov 1887?)	Adelaide	7	2?
13	(Aug) 1886	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne (Jun 1887) then London (A:28/4/1891)	London (26/9/1891)	25
14	1887	A		Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Adelaide (Nov 1887)	Adelaide	9	2
15	(Apr) 1888	A	M	Mr. A. Cornish?	Sand River?	?		10	3
16	(Jan) 1889	J	M	Unknown captor	Mt. Horror	Adelaide (exchanged for leopards) Dispatched 2/5/1889	Adelaide (between 8/1890 - 7/1891)	8, 28
17	(Apr) 1889	J	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Adelaide (exchanged for leopards) Dispatched 2/5/1889	Adelaide (between 8/1890 - 7/1891)	8
18	11/7/1889	A	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Killed by another male in enclosure	Pre-13/7/1889	11
19	11/7/1889	A	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne (Nov 1889)	Melbourne (25/5/1901)	12
20	20/8/1889	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Adelaide (Sep 1889)	Adelaide (10/1892)	13
21	20/8/1889	PY		Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Adelaide (Sep 1889)	Adelaide (Pre 13/9/1892)	13
22	20/8/1889	PY	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne	?	13
23	20/8/1889	PY		Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne? (Mar 1892)	?	13
24	5/8/1892	A		Mr. W. Davis	Egmont (1/8/1892)	(Aug 1892)?		14
25	4/8/1893	A	F	Mr. Pennyfather	Ringarooma	?	?	15
26	4/8/1893	PY		Mr. Pennyfather	Ringarooma	?	?	15
27	4/8/1893	PY		Mr. Pennyfather	Ringarooma	Melbourne?		15
28	4/8/1893	PY		Mr. Pennyfather	Ringarooma	Melbourne?		15
29	(Jun) 1898	A	M	Unknown captor	Western Tiers	Adelaide (15/6/1898)	Adelaide (Sep 1901)	25
30	19/9/1898	A	F	Mr. A. Cornish	Stonehurst (10/9/1898)	Adelaide (Nov 1898)	Adelaide (12/7/1901)	16
31	19/9/1898	PY		Mr. A. Cornish	Stonehurst (10/9/1898)	Adelaide (Nov 1898)	Adelaide (26/1/1899)	16
32	19/9/1898	PY		Mr. A. Cornish	Stonehurst (10/9/1898)	Adelaide (Nov 1898)	Adelaide (2/2/1899)	16
33	19/9/1898	PY		Mr. A. Cornish	Stonehurst (10/9/1898)	Melbourne? (Sep) 1898		16
34	19/9/1898	PY		Mr. A. Cornish	Stonehurst (10/9/1898)	Melbourne? (Sep) 1898		16
35	(Dec) 1898	A	?	Unknown captor	Western Tiers	Melbourne	Melbourne (May 1901)	25
36	(Jul) 1899	A	F?	Unknown captor	Western Tiers	Melbourne	Melbourne (24/05/1901)?	25
37	11/3/1900	J		Mr. Stevenson	Williatt Estate, North Esk	Moore Park (Mar 1900)	Moore Park (Sep 1905)	17
38	1900			Mr. Simmons	Unknown locality	Moore Park [Rundle purchase] (June 1900?)	Moore Park	18
39	?	?	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
40	(May) 1901	A	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Jun) 1901	25
41	(Jun) 1901	J	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne	Melbourne (Aug 1901)	25
42	(Jul) 1901	A	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Adelaide	Adelaide (Aug/Sep 1901)	25
43	(Sep) 1901?	A		Two unknown prospectors?	Gordon River?	?	?	24
44	(Nov) 1901	A	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne	Melbourne (Dec 1901)	25
45	?	?	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
46	?	?	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
47	(Apr) 1902	A	F	Hector "Monty" Turner	Cluan	Dr. F. W. Goding (purchaser) for Washington (A: 3/9/1902)	Washington (4/11/1904)	25
48	(Apr) 1902	J	F	Hector "Monty" Turner	Cluan	Dr. F. W. Goding (purchaser) for Washington (A: 3/9/1902)	Washington (12/9/1902)	25
49	(Apr) 1902	J	M	Hector "Monty" Turner	Cluan	Dr. F. W. Goding (purchaser) for Washington (A: 3/9/1902)	Washington (10/1/1905)	25
50	(Apr) 1902	J	F	Hector "Monty" Turner	Cluan	Dr. F. W. Goding (purchaser) for Washington (A: 3/9/1902)	Washington (13/10/1909)	25
51	(Aug) 1902	J	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Aug) 1902	25
52	?	?	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
53	(Apr) 1903	J	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	?	?	25
54	(Aug) 1903	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Melbourne	Melbourne (Jan 1905)	25
55	(Apr) 1904	J	M	Bill Dodery (sold to Bart)	Kamona	N/A	(May) 1904	19
56	(Apr) 1904		M	Purcell Brothers (sold to Bart)	Kamona	Melbourne?		19
57	(June?) 1904	A	M	Hector "Monty" Turner	Cluan (in May)	Dr. F. W. Goding (purchaser) for Washington (A: 5/7/1904)	Washington (3/10/1909)	20
58	1906	J		J. R. Robinson	New River	N/A		21
59	1906	J		J. R. Robinson	New River	N/A		21
60	(Sep) 1908	A	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Beaumaris [SB] (Arrived - Oct 1908)	Beaumaris [SB] (Feb 1909)	25
61	(Sep) 1908	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Jun) 1909	25
-	(Jun) 1909	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Dead on arrival - sold as specimen to Museum Victoria	N/A	27
-	(Jun) 1909	PY	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Dead on arrival - sold as specimen to Museum Victoria	N/A	27
-	(Jun) 1909	PY	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Dead on arrival - sold as specimen to Museum Victoria	N/A	27
-	(Jun) 1909	PY	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Dead on arrival - sold as specimen to Museum Victoria	N/A	27
-	(Jun) 1909	PY	M	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Dead on arrival - sold as specimen to Museum Victoria	N/A	27
62	(Aug) 1911	J	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Sep) 1911	25
63	(Aug) 1911	J	?	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Sep) 1911	25
64	(Aug) 1913	A	F	Edward Dearing	Ben Lomond Creek, near Mathinna	N/A	(Sep) 1913	25	6
65	(Aug) 1913	P	?	Edward Dearing	Ben Lomond Creek, near Mathinna	N/A	(Sep) 1913	25	6
66	(Aug) 1913	P	?	Edward Dearing	Ben Lomond Creek, near Mathinna	N/A	(Sep) 1913	25	6
67	(Aug) 1913	P	?	Edward Dearing	Ben Lomond Creek, near Mathinna	N/A	(Sep) 1913	25	6
68	(Sep) 1915	J		Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Nov) 1915	25
69	(Sep) 1915	J		Unknown captor	Unknown locality	N/A	(Nov) 1915	25
70	1917	A		Mitchell	Billycock Ranges, near Kamona	?	?	22
71	(Pre-Nov) 1918	A	F	Unknown captor	Unknown locality	Beaumaris [SB] (Arrived - 1/11/1918)	Beaumaris [SB] (Mar 1919)	25
72	(Mar) 1924	A	F	Unknown captor	Arthur / Pieman Rivers	?	?	23	4
73	(Mar) 1924	P		Unknown captor	Arthur / Pieman Rivers	?	?	23	4
74	1925	A	F	Elias Churchill	Mt.Field West	Beaumaris [QD] (Aug 1925)?	London (9/8/1931)?	26	5
75	1925	J		Elias Churchill	Mt.Field West	?	?	26
76	1925	J		Elias Churchill	Mt.Field West	?	?	26

A/J/P/PY	Adult / Juvenile / Pup / Pouch young
	Family group

Short dates are formatted Day/Month/Year.

References: 1. Mercury 8/7/ 1882 p. 3 & Launceston Examiner 10/5/1884 p. 1 (Tucker as possible source); 2. Tasmanian News 12/6/1885 p. 3 / Launceston Examiner 10/6/1885 p. 2 / Paddle (2012); 3. Tasmanian News 12/6/1885 p. 3 & Launceston Examiner 10/6/1885 p. 2; 4. Launceston Examiner 5/12/1885 p.1 & Launceston Examiner 18/1/1886 p. 2; 5. Paddle (2012); 6. Mercury 29/6/1886 p. 2 & Paddle (2012); 7. Mercury 16/7/1886 p. 4 / Sydney Morning Herald 4/10/1886 p. 3 / Sydney Morning Herald 6/9/1886 p. 9; 8. The Colonist 11/5/1889 p. 21 & Daily Telegraph 9/5/1889 p. 2; 9. Launceston Examiner 22/3/1887 p. 3 & Launceston Examiner 19/11/1887 p. 2; 10. Launceston Examiner 20/4/1888 p. 2; 11. Tasmanian 13/7/1889 p. 17 / Launceston City Library Archives / Paddle (2012); 12. The Argus 22/11/1889 p. 11 & Paddle (2012); 13. The Colonist 24/8/1889 p. 21 / Launceston City Library Archives / Paddle (2012); 14. Launceston Examiner 5/8/1892 p. 4 & The Tasmanian 6/8/1892 p. 26; 15. Launceston Examiner 4/8/1893 p. 5; 16. Mercury 19/9/1898 p. 4 & Tasmanian News 28/9/1898 p. 4; 17 Examiner 13/3/1900 p. 4 / Examiner 30/3/1900 p. 4 & Daily Telegraph 21/3/1900 p. 6; 18. Evening News (Sydney) 7/4/1900 p. 3; 19. Bart 6/8/1952; 20. The Australasian 18/3/1905 p. 29 & Paddle (2012) (possible source: Adelaide Register 10/6/1904 p. 4); 21. Laird Files AOT NS1143/15 & Examiner 4/8/1952 p. 2; 22. AOT NS 463/1/1, QVMAG Thylacine Reports, Bart 6/8/1952; 23. Advocate 8/3/1924 p. 11; 24. Daily Telegraph 10/9/1901 p. 3 (possible source?) & Paddle (2012); 25. Paddle (2012); 26. People 3/4/1957, pp. 25-26; 27. Museum Victoria specimens [C5752, C5754, C5755, C5756, C5757]; 28. The Tasmanian 12/1/1889 p. 24.

Footnotes: 1. Exchanged - Madras Zoo in Sept 1886; 2. Sold to Jamrach - April 1890; 3. Possibly sold to City Park?; 4. On exhibition in Melbourne prior to being sold to City Park; 5. Last thylacine on display outside Australia (sold together with another female from Beaumaris Zoo [QD]); 6. The pups were only 5 inches (13 cm) in height (newly independent of the pouch) when sold to the zoo.
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Note: The Stevenson family caught a number of thylacines between 1900-1906.

Note: Two thylacines on display in November 1890 (Launceston Examiner 8/11/1890 p. 4).

Note: Graves (1958) notes that an adult and two juveniles caught at Pyengana were sold to City Park.

Note: The Tasmanian of the 24/5/1890 (p. 28) notes that a number of tigers are on display.

(Research on this listing is ongoing - further information will be added as it becomes available, and errors corrected as soon as they have been identified.)

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