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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-09-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001586b.htm person Anderson Samuel AACR2 25 September 1803 1863 Place of Birth Kircudbright, Scotland Place of Death San Remo, Australia Agriculturalist Explorer Samuel Anderson worked as a journalist in London before migrating to Australia in 1834. The following year he sailed to the eastern shores of Western Port Bay, then the centre of a thriving bark trade. With his partner, R. Massie, he began an agricultural settlement on the Bass River. They established a flour-mill, salt-works and an orchard. Anderson made a number of exploratory journeys and was the first European to discover the Tarwin River and Anderson's Inlet. At Cape Patterson in 1837 he found an important outcrop of coal which attracted miners to the area; near-by Wonthaggi later became one of the principal coalfields in Victoria.

In 1838 Anderson and Massie held a pastoral licence for the land between Griffith's Point (San Remo) and Old Settlement Point (Corinella). However, they concentrated exclusively on growing wheat which, at 23s. A bushel, realised some £1400 in 1839.

Samuel died at San Remo in 1863 and was commemorated as the pioneer settler of Western Port.

1834 1834 Life event - Arrived in Van Diemen's Land 1835 1835 Career position - Sailed to the eastern shores of Western Port Bay 1837 1837 Career position - Discovered coal at Cape Patterson

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 Anderson, Samuel (1803-1863)

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 'Anderson, Samuel', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Anderson, Samuel Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Anderson, Samuel (1803-1863), agriculturist and explorer Gunson, Niel Anderson, Samuel (1803-1863), agriculturist and explorer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 14-15