found: Austrialian dictionary of biography, viewed Nov. 8, 2022(Thomas Ernest Cole (1906-1995), author, buffalo shooter, and crocodile hunter, was born on 28 February 1906 at Brockley, London. Migrated to Australia in October 1923. Took up buffalo shooting in early 1930s, and leased land in the Northern Territory, developing reputation as being an outstanding bushman. Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Melbourne during World War II, but discharged as being medically unfit and moved to Sydney. In 1950, while his family remained in Sydney, Cole moved his business to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea where he spent long periods hunting crocodiles and purchasing skins. He left Papua New Guinea in 1978, and retired to Sydney. He died on 9 December 1995 at Lady Gowrie Nursing Home, Gordon.)
