Early Life
Salmon was born at Amherst, Victoria on 27 July 1860 to English-born parents: storekeeper Frederick Browne Salmon and Susannah Carty, née Arnell. He attended Scotch College, Melbourne and, after a brief time with his uncle's tobacco company, returned to his father's grazing property. In 1886 he entered the University of Melbourne, studying medicine, obtaining Scottish qualifications and subsequently practicing as a doctor.
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