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Scott, Thomas Alison (1777? - 1881)

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Sugar pioneer

Born: 1777? Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. Died: 16 October 1881 Point Clare, New South Wales, Australia.

Thomas Alison Scott was appointed to grow sugar and tobacco at Port Macquarie in December 1823. The sugar he produced there in 1824 appears to have been the first in Australia, and large quantitites of his sugar and tobacco were sold at the commissariat store in Sydney. However, he was suspended in 1825 because he was found to be unqualified for the managemnt of such an establishment. The production of sugar was abandoned because no one could replace him.

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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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003938. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 2 August 2006

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