Biographical entry Henty, Edward (1810 - 1878)
- Born
- 28 March 1810
England - Died
- 14 August 1878
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
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Summary
Edward Henty was one of the first settlers in Victoria, at Portland Bay, in 1834. He later moved to Muntham, a 60,000-acre station that became widely known for its merinos and its Durham cattle.
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Archival resources
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Edward Henty - Records, 1834 - 1839, MS 7933; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bassett, Marnie, 'Henty, Thomas (1775-1839), pioneer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 531-532. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010493b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Henty, Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463661. 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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001853. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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