- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: PR00658
Drysdale, Anne
- Drysdale, Ann
- Born 26 August 1792, , , Scotland
- Died 11 May 1853, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia
- Occupation Pastoralist
Summary
Anne Drysdale was a farmer in her own right in Scotland when she migrated to Australia for health reasons. She arrived in Melbourne on the Indus in 1840, and travelled down to Geelong, where she met her future partner Caroline Newcomb at the residence of Dr Alexander Thomson. In October 1840, the two women took up a 10,000 acre lease on the Barwon, known as ‘Boronggoop’, later extending it to Leep Leep. Their sheep run was a success, and in 1843 they obtained the Coryule run at Indented Head, purchasing the freehold in 1848, and subsequently disposing of Boronggoop. Anne Drysdale died at Coryule in 1853, aged 60. The township of Drysdale in Victoria is named for her
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Resource Section
- Drysdale, Anne (1792-1853), Martin, Jean I. and Brown, P.L., 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010314b.htm
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Resource
- Trove: Drysdale, Anne (1792-1853), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463268