Biographical entry Underwood, James (1771 - 1844)

Summary

James Underwood is said to have owned the first private shipyard in New South Wales, opened in 1898. In partnership with Henry Kable until 1809 and with Simeon Lord 1805-08, he built boats employed in sealing, whaling in the Derwent, bringing coal from the Hunter River and an occasional sandalwood venture.

In 1823 he formed a partnership with Robert Cooper and F.E. Forbes to build and operate the Sydney distillery.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Hainsworth, D.R., 'Underwood, James (1776?-1844), shipbuilder, distiller and merchant', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 546-547. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020498b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Underwood, James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463052. 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=P004023. Details