97:"On 12 February 1907, as customs agent for John Martin & Co. Ltd, Tucker was found guilty of having defrauded the Customs Department during the 1890s of duties payable on goods imported by the firm. His brother and nephew were also implicated. The amount involved approached ÂŖ33,000 of which Tucker's share had been about ÂŖ2,000 a year for more than a decade. Tucker was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour;
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He was associated with a variety of mining firms such as F. Ayers, Blades, Gall, Scandinavian mine at
Purnamoota, Euriowie, Teetulpa, Newcastle mine, Thackaringa Copper mine and Balhannah goldmining company. He was the owner of Trinity Moonta Mine.
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Wallace Tucker (1854â1902), co-accused with
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