Walter Jervoise Scott (1835—1890) was a
grazier in
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. He was a pioneer in the
Valley of Lagoons
Valley Of Lagoons is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Valley Of Lagoons had a population of 39 people.
Geography
The north-eastern slopes of Boulder Mountain are the origin of the Burdekin River. ...
.
Early life
Walter Jervoise Scott was born on 3 April 1835, the son of
James Winter Scott
James Winter Scott (26 May 1799 – 4 January 1873) was a British Whig politician from Hampshire.
Scott was the son of James Scott who was MP for Bridport from 1820 to 1826.
On 24 January 1828, he married Lucy Jervoise, daughter of Sir Samue ...
and his wife Lucy (née Jervoise). Scott was raised and educated in the UK and arrived in Australia in 1863 following stints as private secretary to a governor of Mauritius.
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Valley of Lagoons
The Valley of Lagoons Station was established in 1862 after the area was opened up by the government. A partnership formed between Walter Jervoise Scott, his brother Arthur, George Elphinstone Dalrymple
George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He founded the towns of Bowen and Cardwell, and pionee ...
and Robert Herbert
Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, (12 June 1831 – 6 May 1905), was the first Premiers of Queensland, Premier of Queensland, Australia. At 28 years and 181 days of age, he was the youngest person ever to become premier of an Australian state ...
(then Premier of Queensland
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.
By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...
) financed the acquisition of the leasehold.Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...
to the property shortly afterward.
Later life
Scott died at Valley of Lagoons on 29 June 1890.[ A large granite monument was sent from Great Britain by his brothers intended for his grave at Valley of Lagoons. On arrival at Cardwell, it was found to be too large to transport up the rough track to Valley of Lagoons, so it was erected in Cardwell instead on land owned by the Scott brothers between Clitheroe Street and Dalrymple Street.][Information board, outside the Anglican Church, 145 Victoria Street, Cardwell]
Legacy
A selection of his papers are held at the National Library of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand () is charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations" (National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga) Act 2003). Under the ...
.
References
Further reading
* — contains letters written by Walter Jervoise Scott about the Valley of Lagoons pastoral station
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1835 births
1890 deaths
Colony of Queensland people
Australian pastoralists
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
19th-century Australian businesspeople
19th-century Australian politicians