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Marsden, Samuel (1765 - 1838)

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Sheepbreeder and Cleric

Born: 24 June 1765 Farsley, Yorkshire, England. Died: 12 May 1838 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.

Samuel Marsden arrived at Port Jackson in 1794 and pioneered sheep breeding for wool in the colony of New South Wales. Reverend Marsden was Chaplain and Magistrate at Parramatta gaol where he oversaw the manufacturing of rough woollen blankets.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P002154. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 13 December 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
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