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Pastoralist

Occupation - Pastoralist
Blaxland, Charles
Bradley, William 1800 - 1868
Brooks, Richard 1765-1833
Campbell, Robert
Clarke, Rupert Turner
Combes, Edward
Devlin, James
Fitzgerald, Robert
Gordon, Samuel Deane
Hamilton, Edward William Terrick
Hedgeland, George Caleb
Henning, Edmund Biddulph
Hume, Hamilton
Huon de Kerilliau, Gabriel
Icely, Thomas
Irving, Clark
Johnston, William Roderick
King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904
Lawson, Nelson Simmons
Lawson, William
Lyne, William John
Macarthur, Hannibal Hawkins
Macarthur-Onslow, Elizabeth
Mort, Henry
Riley, Edward
Ryan, Patrick
Suttor, Francis Bathurst
Templeton, Janet
Tooth, Edwin
Tooth, Robert
White, James

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Pastoralist

Blaxland, Charles

Pastoralist and landowner in the Ryde district.

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Bradley, William 1800 - 1868

Pastoralist and politician who held grazing runs at Goulburn and Monaro and lived in Sydney only to attend to his political obligations.

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Brooks, Richard 1765-1833

Mariner, merchant and settler who became a successful shipping agent before moving to western Sydney to manage his extensive pastoral portfolio in the Illawarra and Lake George districts.

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Campbell, Robert

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Successful merchant and banker. An ally of Governor Bligh, he became one of the colony's biggest landholders.

Clarke, Rupert Turner

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

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Combes, Edward

Engineeer, politician and painter who trained in Paris and contributed to the development of colonial public works and education policy. His artistic skill lead to him directing the art section of the Garden Palace Exhibition in 1879 and was instrumental in the foundation of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Devlin, James

Early landowner at Ryde.

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Fitzgerald, Robert

Pastoralist and politician with extensive landholdings and investment properties in and around Sydney.

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Gordon, Samuel Deane

Merchant who speculated in property across New South Wales and Queensland and became a very successful businessman in Sydney.

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Hamilton, Edward William Terrick

Pastoralist, politician and company director who became the first provost (chancellor) of the University of Sydney.

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Hedgeland, George Caleb

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Surveyor who undertook alignment surveys of streets across Sydney in the late nineteenth cenutry. He was also a pastoralist, artist and stained glass artist.

Henning, Edmund Biddulph

Pastoralist and company director. Usually called Biddulph.

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Hume, Hamilton

Explorer and landowner.

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Huon de Kerilliau, Gabriel

French aristocrat who arrived in Sydney with the New South Wales Corps in 1794 and was subsequently a tutor to the Macarthur family and a pastoralist at Narellan.

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Icely, Thomas

Landowner and stock breeder who rapidly expanded and diversified his holdings which insulated him from the depression of the 1840s.

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Irving, Clark

Merchant, politician and pastoralist with extensive land holdings in northern New South Wales though well known in Sydney through his involvement in businesses which promoted the region.

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Johnston, William Roderick

Pastoralist who migrated to Australia from England when he was 18 years old, first gaining experience in sheep stations in western Sydney before going to Queensland. He became involved in the buying and selling of cattle stations and was successful doing so, so much so that he purchased Clairvaux House back in Sydney.

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King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904

Pastoralist and politician who was the grandson of Governor Philip Gidley King.

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Lawson, Nelson Simmons

Pastoralist who, like his father, had extensive land holdings around Prospect and in the Mudgee district. He was born on the Lady Nelson commanded by Captain Simmons, as the family returned from Norfolk Island.

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Lawson, William

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Explorer and pastoralist whose journeys did much to open up the land west of the Blue Mountains.

Lyne, William John

Politician who was an ardent Protectionist and urged moderate reform of land laws and water conservation. He was Premier from 1899-1901.

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Macarthur, Hannibal Hawkins

Pastoralist, politician and businessman whose management of his uncle John Macarthur's business affairs rarely brought praise though he rose to social and financial prominence in the colony.

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Macarthur-Onslow, Elizabeth

Property manager who introduced modern dairy farming practices to the estate she inherited from her father. The right for Elizabeth and her issue to use the surname Macarthur Onslow was granted by royal licence on 12 March 1892.

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Mort, Henry

Auctioneer, commercial agent and pastoralist who worked with his brother in agriculture and commercial ventures in Sydney.

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Riley, Edward

Merchant who settled in Sydney after business success in India, amassing a huge estate by purchasing allotments in Surry Hills. Upon his suicide in 1825, two conflicting wills created years of litigation as the his estate was broken up.

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Ryan, Patrick

Pastoralist who had a station at Burren Junction, New South Wales and owned the Federation house, Archina, in Randwick.

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Suttor, Francis Bathurst

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Pastoralist and politician.

Templeton, Janet

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Pioneering pastoralist who emigrated as a widow with nine children to establish the wool industry near Goulburn. A major landowner in Victoria, the Riverina and Sydney she retired to Melbourne where she died.

Tooth, Edwin

Brewer, pastoralist and merchant who with his brothers established Tooth & Co brewery and managed pastoral leases in the colony and Tasmania before retiring to England.

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Tooth, Robert

Brewer, pastoralist and merchant who had over 600 employees.

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White, James

Pastoralist, landowner and politician whose wealth financed his interest in breeding and racing horses.

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