Joseph Jackson (explorer)

For other people named Joe Jackson, see Joe Jackson (disambiguation).

Joseph Jackson
Born
Joseph Henry Jackson

(1832-01-01)1 January 1832
Leeds, Kent, United Kingdom
Died1 February 1868(1868-02-01) (aged 36)
Gippsland, Colony of Victoria
Occupations
SpouseEleanor Jackson
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(m. 1854; died 1880)​
RelativesAlan Jackson
Margaret Jackson

Joseph Henry Jackson (1 January 1832 – 1 February 1868) was a British-born Australian explorer in the Gippsland region of Victoria during the middle of the 19th century. He was the first European settler in Jindivick and founded ‘Jackson’s Track’ along the main road of the town and the surrounding region.[1]

He was born in Leeds, Kent in the United Kingdom.[2] He was married to Eleanor Jackson (née Litt) on the 4th of August 1854 in Melbourne.[3][4] He died in the Gippsland in 1868 at the age of 36.[5][6]

Jackson was a pastoralist and explorer who, in 1858, blazed a track for the gold miners and pastoralists in the local area.[6][1] Since then, he has been recognised for his contributions by the local council areas in the region since the Bicentenary of the First Fleet was celebrated in 1988.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Jindivick". Victorian Places. 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ Landon, Carolyn (2006). Jackson's Track Revisited. Clayton. ISBN 9780975747575.
  3. ^ Winch, Phyllis; May, Margaret (2015). A history of Rokeby: a glimpse into the past 130 years. A Historty of Rokeby Pty Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9780646936376.
  4. ^ Butler, Graeme (1979). Buln Buln: a history of the Buln Buln Shire. ISBN 0959523103.
  5. ^ a b Jindivick Centenary Committee (2016). "Joseph Jackson". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b West Gippsland: Pioneers & Settlers: pre 1900. West Gippsland Genealogical Society. 2006. ISBN 0957968906.