Draft:Thomas White Melville Winder



Thomas White Melville Winder
Personal details
NationalityBritish (colonial Australian)
Parents
  • N/A (Possibly Duke of Wellington or possibly could have been his nephew) (father)
  • N/A (mother)
EducationN/A
OccupationCaptain Seaman, Merchant Trader,

Thomas (“Tom” or “Thom”) White Melville Winder (1787(?)-1853)

Thomas White Melville Winder was one of the very early settlers to Australia. He played a significant role in the development and expansion of Australia to the North, specifically the Hunter Region.[1] He commissioned the building of the historic homestead Windermere, the oldest homestead in the Hunter Region. Winder was the first to have grown grapes in the Hunter[2]. Winder’s contribution to industry and business in early Australia is significant.[3][4][5]

Winder was also known for the fair treatment of his workers including convict workers, respecting their rights and providing generous rations.[6][5] He was criticised for this stand by some persons in high rank in the colony who labelled and discriminated against convicts and favoured harsher conditions.[4][5]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Cecily Joan (1973). Hunters River. Newcastle: The Estate of Cecily Joan Mitchell. pp. 124–127. ISBN 0-9590772-0-0.
  2. ^ Guilford, Elizabeth, "Thomas White Winder (1789–1853)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 April 2024
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