Draft:Thomas White Melville Winder

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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].

As a sea captain^[1] he traded in India but on his voyage to Australia in 1817^[1], decided to stay in the colony and discontinued his sailing career. The historic homestead Windermere House (oldest homestead in the Hunter region) was the first to have grown grapes in the Hunter^[2]. William Charles Wentworth (son of D'Arcy Wentworth) became a business partner with Winder^[1].

Winder was a coal-mine owner, flour miller, general merchant, pastoralist, ship owner, boiling-down works operator, tallow manufacturer, wheat farmer, cedar exporter, had a family and other interests^[3]. He was reportedly the first to plant grapes in the Hunter Valley, an area famous for wine production^[4].

There are no pictures of Winder. While some of Winders business partners (including William Wentworth and Samuel Terry) and workers became rich and famous, Winder died relatively poor but with a reputation for being upright^[5].