Person
Scott, Thomas Alison (1777? - 1881)
- Born
- 1777?
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland - Died
- 16 October 1881
Point Clare, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Sugar pioneer
Summary
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 quantities 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 management of such an establishment. The production of sugar was abandoned because no one could replace him.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Parsons, Vivienne, 'Scott, Thomas Alison (1777?-1881), pioneer sugar grower' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 2 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 430-431. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020388b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538447. Details
- 'Scott, Thomas Alison (1777-1881)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463850. 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_s.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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