Andrew Scott

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History

Andrew Scott began a cattle station at Scotsburn around 1840.[1] He settled with his family at the foot of Mount Buninyong.[2]

Mrs Scott was the first non-indigenous woman to travel through the district. She drove across the dry bed of lake Burrumbeet in the year 1940.[3]

Legacy

See also

Robert Scott, son of Andrew Scott

Notes

References

  1. Thorpe, M.W. & Akers, Mary, An Illustrated History of Buninyong, Buninyong & District Historical Society, 1982.
  2. W.B. Withers, History of Ballarat and Some Reminiscences, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  3. W.B. Withers, History of Ballarat and Some Reminiscences, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.

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--Sallyanne Doyle 11:41, 23 February 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 11:02, 13 June 2023 (AEST)