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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000749b.htm person Robertson Gilbert AACR2 10 December 1794 5 September 1851 Place of Birth Trinidad, West Indies Place of Death Geelong, Victoria, Australia Agricultural scientist Gilbert Robertson migrated to Australia in 1822 and set up a farm. This venture failed and put him in debt and was jailed in the debtor's prison in Hobart Town. During his sentence he worked as superintendent on the government farm in New Town. Later he set up a farm in the Coal River District of Richmond and was Richmond's chief constable. In 1832 Robertson was dismissed from the police force and went on to edit and write for the Colonist newspaper. In August 1834 he set up his own paper which was Tasmania's first daily paper. However, in March 1835 Robertson was jailed for libel so the paper was published only weekly or semi-weekly. 1822 1822 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Van Diemen's Land) 1824 Life event - Convicted and sent to the debtors' prison in Hobart Town 1825 c. 1830 Career position - Superintendent of the government farm at New Town 1829 1829 Career position - Leader of an expedition "against marauding Aboriginals" 1835 1844 Career position - Established True Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Political Despatch and Agricultural and Commercial Advertiser - Tasmania's first daily paper 1844 1846 Career position - Superintendent of Agriculture for Norfolk Island

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 'Robertson, Gilbert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robertson, Gilbert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Robertson, Gilbert (1794-1851), editor and agriculturist Godfrey, Margery Robertson, Gilbert (1794-1851), editor and agriculturist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 384-385