Person
Atkinson, James (1795 - 1834)
- Born
- 1795
Kent, England - Died
- 30 April 1834
Oldbury, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Farmer
Summary
James Atkinson was a progressive farmer who tried to raise the efficiency of farming in New South Wales. He wrote two books: An Account of the State of Agriculture & Grazing in New South Wales (1826), which was awarded a gold medal by the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and On the Expediency and Necessity of Encouraging Distilling and Brewing from Grain in New South Wales (1829).
Details
Born Kent, England, 1795. Died Oldbury, New South Wales, 30 April 1834. Arrived Sydney 1820; principal clerk, colonial secretary's office 1820-22; farmer at Oldbury in the Bong Bong district 1822-34. He took an active interest in the work of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society and its Stock Club.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Perry, T.M., 'Atkinson, James (1795-1834), settler and author' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), p. 42. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010039b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539365. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/51596011. Details
- 'Atkinson, James (1795-18340430)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-554557. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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