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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000283b.htm person Busby James AACR2 7 February 1801 15 July 1871 Place of Birth Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Place of Death London, Middlesex, England Viticulturist Civil servant James Busby arrived in New South Wales in 1824 and received a grant of 2000 acres in the Hunter River district. He pioneered viticulture in the colony and published a number of books. In 1832 he was appointed British Resident in New Zealand.

Born Edinburgh, 7 February 1801. Died England, 15 July 1871. Studied viticulture in France. Arrived New South Wales 1824. Received a grant of 2,000 acres in the Hunter River district; obtained employment at the Male Orphan School near Liverpool in charge of the school farm and teaching agriculture until 1827; wrote "A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine and the Art of Making Wine" 1925; collector of internal revenue 1827-29; Europe 1831-32; British Resident in New Zealand 1832-40; storekeeping; farming; newspaper editor; served for several terms in the Auckland Provincial Council; published a number of pamphlets. On 20 March 1834 he held a meeting of chiefs at the Residency at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, at which a New Zealand flag was adopted. In 1840 he drafted a treaty of cession and the first Maori signatures were obtained at Waitangi on 6 February. Son of John Busby and brother of George Busby (qq.v.).

 Busby, John (1765 - 1857) Busby, George (1798 - 1870)

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 'Busby, James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Busby, James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: James Busby, British Resident in New Zealand, 1833-1940. [Abstract] Chappell, A. B. James Busby, British Resident in New Zealand, 1833-1940. [Abstract] ANZAAS 1937 Report of the twenty-third meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Auckland meeting, January, 1937 F. J. A. Brogan 171-172 Book Section: History of Wine in Australia Ilbery, J. History of Wine in Australia Sydney Hamlyn 1973 Australia and New Zealand Complete Book of Wine Evans, L. Book Section: Busby, James (1801-1871), viticulturalist and civil servant Davidson, J. W. Busby, James (1801-1871), viticulturalist and civil servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 186-188 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 James Busby - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales James Busby - Records ML MSS 1668 1823 - 1870 Letters to his father John Busby 1823, his brother George 1823-47 and various officials 1833-70. 1 volume James Busby - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales James Busby - Records ML MSS 1349 1830 - 1866 Copies of letters by Busby 1830-9 to his brother Alexander written from Sydney and the Bay of Islands, New Zealand and letters to Busby 1830-66. 1 folder