Nathaniel Buchanan

Nathaniel Buchanan (1826 – 23 September 1901) was an Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer.

Nat Buchanan, pioneer, pastoralist and explorer.

Headstone on Nat Buchanan's grave, Walcha, NSW

Plaque commemorating Nat Buchanan, Walcha, NSW

Early life

Buchanan was born near Dublin, and was of Scottish descent^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] the son of Lieutenant Charles Henry Buchanan, and his wife Annie, née White.

Career

In 1859 Buchanan explored new country with William Landsborough.

Buchanan made several explorations inland from Bowen Downs, including securing land near Burketown, Queensland.

Buchanan was also noted for his overlanding feats including droving 20,000 head of cattle from Queensland to Glencoe Station.^[5]

Nat was buried in the general cemetery at Walcha, New South Wales.

Legacy

His brother William had also been a significant pastoralist pioneer.

References

↑ Up rode the squatter Hector Holthouse p123 Rigby, 1970 - Biography & Autobiography
↑ The Australian people:an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins James Jupp p659 Cambridge University Press, 2001
↑ Debrett's handbook of Australia and New Zealand Debrett's Peerage Limited, Suzanne Duke, Debrett's Peerage (Firm) - 1984
↑ The Scots in Australia:a study of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, 1788-1900
↑ "Queensland Pioneers". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

Sally O'Neill, 'Buchanan, Nathaniel (Nat) (1826 - 1901)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp 284–285.
Serle, Percival (1949). "Buchanan, Nathaniel". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

[1] Up rode the squatter Hector Holthouse p123 Rigby, 1970 - Biography & Autobiography

[2] The Australian people:an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins James Jupp p659 Cambridge University Press, 2001

[3] Debrett's handbook of Australia and New Zealand Debrett's Peerage Limited, Suzanne Duke, Debrett's Peerage (Firm) - 1984

[4] The Scots in Australia:a study of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, 1788-1900

[5] "Queensland Pioneers". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

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