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Grazier

Occupation - Grazier
Ashton, James
Barker, Thomas
Charlton, Andrew (Boy)
Clarke, Rupert Turner
Cohen, Edward Aaron
Cox, Edward
Dickson, John
Hall, Edward Smith
Hay, John
Hovell, William
Howe, William
Jeffreys, Arthur
Langtree, Michael Campbell
Lord, Edward
Lucas-Tooth, Robert Lucas
Macarthur, Elizabeth
Macarthur, John
Macarthur, William
Macleay, George
Marsden, Samuel
McCaughey, Samuel
Merewether, Edward
Moore, Thomas
Oakes, George
Payne, William Charles
Raffan, George
Robertson, John
Rodd, Robert Adamson
Salting, Severin Kanute
Semphill, Hamilton Collins
Webster, Robert James
1970 - 1984
Wentworth, William Charles
Woore, Thomas

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Grazier

Ashton, James

Newspaper owner and grazier who represented the south west of New South Wales in both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

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Barker, Thomas

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Flour miller and businessman with extensive landholdings who was equally energetic in public affairs and philanthropy.

Charlton, Andrew (Boy)

Champion swimmer who learnt to swim at Manly.

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Clarke, Rupert Turner

Pastoralist, entrepreneur and theatre producer who owned land in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

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Cohen, Edward Aaron

Merchant, parliamentarian and Jewish community leader who emigrated to Sydney and managed his father's wholesale grocery firm on George Street. He moved to Melbourne in 1842 and became an auctioneer and then moved to Sydney before returning to Melbourne again. In the late 1840s, he acquired land at Haslams Creek in Rookwood. In August 1862 the government purchased 200 acres of Cohen's land at Haslams Creek for 2000 pounds to turn into Rookwood Cemetery.

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Cox, Edward

Son of the New South Wales Corps officer and settler William Cox, he built the property 'Fernhill' in Mulgoa and was a member of the Legislative Council.

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Dickson, John

Engineer who brought an early steam engine to Sydney in 1813, and established large grazing properties and manufacturing works.

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Hall, Edward Smith

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Banker, charity worker and editor who used his editorial position as an advocate of a free press, representative government and trial by common jury.  In November 1819 he was appointed to the position of the coroner of the territory of New South Wales by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, for which he was paid an annual salary of £80. He resigned from the position in October 1821 and went to his property at Lake Bathurst near Goulburn. On his return to Sydney in 1826 he founded the newspaper The Monitor with Edward Hill, leading to many disputes with Governor Ralph Darling and convictions for libel.

Hay, John

Squatter, grazier and parliamentarian.

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Hovell, William

Explorer who with Hamilton Hume opened up the land between lake George and Bass Strait before settling near Goulburn.

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Howe, William

Grazier and superintendent of police at Campbelltown, Howe was a keen supporter of the racing industry and active in his local community.

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Jeffreys, Arthur

Naval officer and grazier who became a prominent landholder in Canterbury, Kirribilli and near Queanbeyan.

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Langtree, Michael Campbell

Grazier and civil engineer who lived in Darling Point.

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Lord, Edward

Marine officer and merchant who established himself in Hobart but maintained large landholdings in both Van Diemen's Land and near Sydney.

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Lucas-Tooth, Robert Lucas

Prominent businessman, brewer and farmer who later became a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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Macarthur, Elizabeth

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Settler and farmer who arrived in the colony in 1790, founded a family, and took over the farming interests of her husband from 1809, building the basis of a pastoral industry in fine wool. The success of the Macarthurs' Camden Park estate was largely due to her.

Macarthur, John

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Soldier, entrepreneur and pastoralist who established the Australian wool industry.

Macarthur, William

Grazier and horticulturalist who helped establish the Australian wine industry, and with his brother James, expanded the Macarthur holdings across the state.

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Macleay, George

Explorer and wealthy grazier who was politically active in the 1850s before retiring to Europe.

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Marsden, Samuel

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Anglican chaplain who used his extensive landholdings to promote the sheep industry but is equally remembered for his extreme severity as a magistrate.

McCaughey, Samuel

Grazier who expanded the family merino stud, Coree, at Jerilderie and was a generous supporter of several Sydney charities.

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Merewether, Edward

Public servant and company superintendent whose wealth and success at reviving company fortunes led to estates at in Bondi and Mount Wilson.

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Moore, Thomas

Sailor, boatbuilder, magistrate and philanthropist who endowed Moore College. He was also labelled 'the King of Liverpool' as his 1809 land grant in Moorebank made him the first citizen of Liverpool. He also funded and oversaw the construction of many of the area's public buildings and he became the magistrate of the Georges River district in 1810 - a position he held until his death.

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Oakes, George

Pastoralist and politician who, though based at Parramatta, had extensive landholdings in the Goulburn area.

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Payne, William Charles

Grazier from Narellan who established the Studley Park estate in the late nineteenth century.

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Raffan, George

Scottish born businessman and grazier who pioneered the cement industry. His first position as building contractor was operated from a shop on Bridge Street near the Tank Stream. He was also a foundation member of the Randwick Bowling Club.

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Robertson, John

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Pastoralist, land reformer and politician who was Premier of New South Wales five times.

Rodd, Robert Adamson

Grazier and magistrate in the Singleton district who arrived in Australia with his father and two brothers in 1822. 

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Salting, Severin Kanute

Danish-born merchant and landowner who formed a partnership with Philip William Flower and established Flower, Salting and Company, one of the countries leading wool merchant firms. He founded the Salting Exhibition for boys educated at Sydney Grammar School.

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Semphill, Hamilton Collins

Scottish born farm manager who acquired extensive holdings in the Hunter Valley and Sydney before the financial depression of the 1840s forced their sale.

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Webster, Robert James

Grazier, company director and former New South Wales parliamentarian.

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Wentworth, William Charles

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Explorer, barrister, landowner and author who championed the emancipists and free settlers and campaigned for radical political reform.

Woore, Thomas

Naval officer, surveyor and pastoralist who worked on his own surveying possibilities for the proposed railway line put forward by the Sydney Tramroad and Railway Company, later Sydney Railway Company. Despite his efforts, he was refused payment for his work and was widely criticised by the company. In 1858, he requested compensation from the government for his work as they were using his plans, but he was unsuccessful.

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