Buchanan was born in Dublin to Lieutenant Charles Henry Buchanan and Annie White. On 16 January 1837 the Statesman arrived in Sydney Harbour with the Buchanans and their five sons (also including Nathaniel) on board. Settling in Scone (then called Invermein), William and his father leased a cattle run in the New England area in 1839 and he later took control of the family properties. He prospected for gold in Gippsland before following one of the first rushes to Ophir in 1851; despite finding little success, he returned to New England struck by the similarity of the landscape to the gold-rich Gippsland area. Buchanan was proved correct and by 1856 the gold rush had extended to northern New South Wales.[1]
In 1853 he relinquished his property to instead run several cattle runs on the Castlereagh River. By 1866 he had several runs near Coonamble and acquired an illustrious reputation. He was involved in trade with Britain and in 1882 moved to Narrabri, running sheep rather than cattle; he also took on leases in the Northern Territory. By this stage he was extremely wealthy and he and his brothers owned vast swathes of territory in New South Wales and the Territory. He became a life member of the Royal Colonial Institute in 1886, and after a tour of Europe wrote Australia to the Rescue (1890) in an attempt to remedy the lack of knowledge about Australia he had encountered.
Outside his pastoral interests he served as a magistrate from 1857. He had married Laura Eliza Connell on 31 January 1857, with whom he had five children. He is considered one of the most important Australian pastoral pioneers.[1]
^"Season and farm". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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william, buchanan, pastoralist, william, frederick, buchanan, june, 1824, 1911, australian, pastoralist, gold, prospector, william, buchananborn, 1824, june, 1824dublin, irelanddied2, 1911, 1911, aged, mosman, south, walesspouselaura, eliza, connellchildren5bu. William Frederick Buchanan 21 June 1824 2 May 1911 was an Australian pastoralist and gold prospector William BuchananBorn 1824 06 21 21 June 1824Dublin IrelandDied2 May 1911 1911 05 02 aged 86 Mosman New South WalesSpouseLaura Eliza ConnellChildren5Buchanan was born in Dublin to Lieutenant Charles Henry Buchanan and Annie White On 16 January 1837 the Statesman arrived in Sydney Harbour with the Buchanans and their five sons also including Nathaniel on board Settling in Scone then called Invermein William and his father leased a cattle run in the New England area in 1839 and he later took control of the family properties He prospected for gold in Gippsland before following one of the first rushes to Ophir in 1851 despite finding little success he returned to New England struck by the similarity of the landscape to the gold rich Gippsland area Buchanan was proved correct and by 1856 the gold rush had extended to northern New South Wales 1 In 1853 he relinquished his property to instead run several cattle runs on the Castlereagh River By 1866 he had several runs near Coonamble and acquired an illustrious reputation He was involved in trade with Britain and in 1882 moved to Narrabri running sheep rather than cattle he also took on leases in the Northern Territory By this stage he was extremely wealthy and he and his brothers owned vast swathes of territory in New South Wales and the Territory He became a life member of the Royal Colonial Institute in 1886 and after a tour of Europe wrote Australia to the Rescue 1890 in an attempt to remedy the lack of knowledge about Australia he had encountered Buchanan acquired the 1 000 square mile 2 590 km2 Glengyle Station in the channel country of Queensland in 1907 He intended to stock up from his Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory 4 000 head of cattle were immediately dispatched with Glengyle to be in good condition with plenty of feed and water 2 Outside his pastoral interests he served as a magistrate from 1857 He had married Laura Eliza Connell on 31 January 1857 with whom he had five children He is considered one of the most important Australian pastoral pioneers 1 References Edit a b Lenehan Marjorie 1969 Buchanan William Frederick 1824 1911 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University Retrieved 18 October 2011 Season and farm The Chronicle Adelaide National Library of Australia 28 September 1907 p 8 Retrieved 3 May 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Buchanan pastoralist amp oldid 1175398334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
