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Goldie, Andrew (1840 - 1891)
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Naturalist and Merchant
Born: 24 May 1840  Kelburne, Ayrshire, Scotland.  Died: 20 November 1891  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Born Kelburne, Ayrshire, Scotland, 24 May 1840. Died Port Moresby, 20 November 1891. Apprenticed as a gardener, migrated to Auckland 1862, nurseryman ca 1863-73, Britain 1874, Melbourne 1875, exploration in New Guinea 1876, exploration and collecting, New Guinea 1877, where he discovered and named the Goldie River and discovered traces of gold, explored south coast of New Guinea early 1878, named Blunden River, Milport Harbour, Glasgow Harbour, Sydney 1878 to have gold samples assayed, named the Redlick group of islands and discovered Teste Island in Freshwater Bay 1879, bought land near Hanubada, New Guinea and set up a trading store 1878, compensated by the government in 1886 when they decided to remove European settlement from the Hanubada area, by being given £400, 50 suburban acres and three town allotments on which he built Port Moresby's first store in January 1897.

Chronology
1862Arrived in New Zealand
1863 - 1873Nurseryman in New Zealand
1875Nurseryman in Melbourne
1876 - 1878Exploration in New Guinea
1878Storekeeper in New Guinea
1879Named the Redlick group of islands and discovered Teste Island in Freshwater Bay
1897Built Port Moresby's first store
1974Nurseryman in England

 
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