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Anderson, Samuel (1803 - 1863) |
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| Agriculturalist and Explorer | |
| Born: 25 September 1803 Kircudbright, Scotland. Died: 1863 San Remo, Australia. | |
| 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 and grew wheat on land between Griffith's Point (San Remo) and Old Settlement Point (Corinella) which held under a pastoral licence. He later bought the freehold of part of his squattage (1854) and when his brothers joined him, they pioneered agricultural methods with wheat as one of their major crops. Anderson also established a flour-mill, salt-works and orchard and later set about exploring the surrounding area. He discovered Anderson's Inlet and found coal at Cape Patterson in1837. |
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