John Thomson (Australian businessman)

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John Thomson (1887–1960) was a Western Australian businessman who served as general manager of Wesfarmers for 32 years, from 1925 until he retired in 1957. He helped develop bulk wheat handling, founded the radio station 6WF, and established Western Australia’s first milk pasteurisation plant. The John Thomson Agricultural Economics Centre at the University of Western Australia was named after him; it was created in 1962 to research the economic aspects of the state's agriculture.