Person
Anderson, Samuel (1803 - 1863)
- Born
- 25 September 1803
Kircudbright, Scotland - Died
- 1863
San Remo, Australia - Occupation
- Agriculturalist and Explorer
Summary
Samuel Anderson worked as a journalist in London before migrating to Australia in 1834. The following year he sailed to the eastern shores of Western Port Bay, then the centre of a thriving bark trade. With his partner, R. Massie, he began an agricultural settlement on the Bass River. They established a flour-mill, salt-works and an orchard. Anderson made a number of exploratory journeys and was the first European to discover the Tarwin River and Anderson's Inlet. At Cape Patterson in 1837 he found an important outcrop of coal which attracted miners to the area; near-by Wonthaggi later became one of the principal coalfields in Victoria.
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In 1838 Anderson and Massie held a pastoral licence for the land between Griffith's Point (San Remo) and Old Settlement Point (Corinella). However, they concentrated exclusively on growing wheat which, at 23s. A bushel, realised some £1400 in 1839.
Samuel died at San Remo in 1863 and was commemorated as the pioneer settler of Western Port.
Chronology
- 1834
- Life event - Arrived in Van Diemen's Land
- 1835
- Career position - Sailed to the eastern shores of Western Port Bay
- 1837
- Career position - Discovered coal at Cape Patterson
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gunson, Niel, 'Anderson, Samuel (1803-1863), agriculturist and explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 14-15. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-samuel-1706. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537728. Details
- 'Anderson, Samuel (1803-1863)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467828. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 February 2020
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