Pure Merinos and Others: The “Shipping Lists” of the Australian Agricultural Company

Pure Merinos and Others begins with a general history of the Australian Agricultural Company and its subsidiary, Peel River Land and Mineral Company. Between 1825 and 1862 the companies brought from Europe to New South Wales over 700 men to work either at the colliery in Newcastle or on the extensive pastoral estates at Port Stephens, Tamworth and the Liverpool Plains. The new arrivals were managers, skilled mechanics, shepherds, miners and labourers. Many were accompanied by their wives and families.