1777 - Thomas Alison Scott was born in Glasgow, Scotland
<1788 - Land around the body of water now known as 'Brisbane Water' occupied by the Guringai people
1816 - Thomas Alison Scott settles in New South Wales - granted 1280 acres of land, he exchanged this for 320 acres of land on Brisbane Water which he considered suitable for sugar and tobacco growing.
1824 - Scott's land was identified as suitable for the township of Gosford, being the best ancourage in Brisbane Water and at the termination of the range, allowing road connection to Wollembi.
1829 - The Brisbane Water census shows there were 15 householders in the district (incl. 47 men and 42 bond servants).
Early 1830s - Thomas Alison Scott was compensated with 640 acres nearby. He named the land "Point Clare", and established modest sugar and tobacco plantations.
1834-1840 - Thomas Alison Scott appointed Postmaster for Brisbane Water
1835 - Jonathan Wagner applied for 20 acres of Scott's land
1836-1843 - Thomas Alison Scott appointed clerk of the Petty Sessions
> 1880 - The addition of the railway line through the area brought a number of Bording Houses to the area, establishing the suburb as a holiday location.
~ Thomas Alison Scott married Mary Anne Crone. Together they had 5 sons and 7 daughters. He was granted a life pension and remained at "Point Clare" until his death in 1881.
T.A. Scott is considered a pioneer of the sugar industry in Australia. The suburb in the vicinity of Scott's land now bears his name.
WP1:
- Reduce the posted Southing by Scott's age at his death
- E151 A.BCD
A = The Bus route number that passes by here, minus the sum of first name of the person who unveiled the plaque (replace each letter of his name with a number and add them together)
B = Number of words in the first 2 lines on the plaque
C = The plaque was unveiled 100 years and ? days after Scott's death
D = The difference between the number of letters in Scott's full name and that of his Grandson
WP2:
- Thomas Alison Scott lays in rest nearby. He lies with his son, who died at age X. To his left you will see an interesting neighbour with another local name... Wyong Ridgeway died at age Y. Add X and Y, then reduce your Southing by this number.
- Another Scott family is buried here too. There are F family members listed together on that gravestone. Bruce would have been aged G in 1957. Reduce your Easting by F+G.
GZ:
As always, SEEK DISCREETLY, and REPLACE COMPLETELY
The cache is not big enough to hold TBs and most SWAG, however there is a small TOTT as a prize for the FTF 😀 ~ Cache On! 👣