John Lang Currie
1818–98
Australian pastoralist. Born in Scotland; emigrated to Australia at the age of 21. Bought the Larra run in Camperdown in 1844. Gradually improved his stock of merino sheep, most importantly with ten Camden rams in 1848 and 1849. Bred the Larra lustre merino in the 1860s, distinguished for its long, fine, glossy wool. Bought the Mount Elephant run, Titanga estate, and Gala estate, and by the mid-1890s owned 80,000 acres of land in Victoria and 100,000 sheep.
Source
Aust. dict. biog.
Bibliography
Aust. dict. biog.: Australian dictionary of biography. Edited by Douglas Pike et al. 14 vols. [Melbourne]: Melbourne University Press. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1966–96.
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