THOMAS JAMES BOWIE born at Aldgate on 9 August 1839; he died unmarried on 6 November 1903 at Inglewood. 

Pharmacist and superintendent of the Inglewood Hospital.

In 1853, he and his brother Walter were enrolled in the Melbourne Diocesan Grammar School, the predecessor of the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. [1]

In the 1860's he joined his brother Walter Nathaniel in an agricultural enterprise at Sunbury in which they experimented with the cultivation of opium poppies. [2]

Playing for a combined cricket side from Sunbury and Riddell's Creek in 1869, Thomas confounded the South Melbourne batsmen with his "underhand" style of bowling. [3]

He died from “carcinoma of the neck” at the Inglewood Hospital 6 November 1903; buried at Inglewood Cemetery on 8 November 1903.

Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.), Monday 9 November 1903, page 4 [4]

After a very protracted illness, Mr. Thos. J. Bowie, superintendent and dispenser at the Inglewood Hospital for the past 26 years, died on Saturday morning. The deceased, from his long connection with the hospital, was (writes our Inglewood correspondent) widely known and respected, and had the full confidence of the committee of management. During his latter years, however, he was unable to give his duties the close attention they required, and the committee, having in view his past valuable services to the institution, met his needs as far as possible by lightening his responsibilities in every respect. During the past few months he had been relieved altogether, having been granted leave of absence, but as an old and trusted officer he was allowed to remain in his quarters at the institution, where he died, as stated, on Saturday morning, at the age of 62 years. The deceased gentleman was a member of the Aurora Lodge of Masons at Inglewood, and was accorded a Masonic burial on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Horne, of Clifton Hill, was a brother-in-law of the deceased, as was also the late Dr. Daniel, who also practised at Clifton Hill. As a mark of respect several of the townspeople had flags flying at half-mast on Saturday, and many of the business people had shutters before their shop windows.

[1] Liber Melburniensis: The Book of the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne. 1879

[2] Australasian (Melbourne), Saturday 15 August 1868, page 25

[3] Kyneton Guardian and Woodend and Malmsbury Chronicle (Vic.), Saturday 3 April 1869, page 2 

[4] Also, Obituary, The Inglewood Advertiser 10 November 1903