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About Niel Black
- Niel Black (26 August 1804 – 15 May 1880) was an Australian colonial pastoralist and politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.Black was born at Kilbridemore, Cowal, Argyleshire, Scotland, the son of Archibald Black (died 1808), a farmer, and his wife Janet, née Macchananaich (Buchanan).Black emigrated to Australia in 1839, and went to the Camperdown district, where, as the representative partner of Mr.
- Finlay, of Castle Toward, Argyleshire, Mr.
- Stuart Gladstone, of Capenock, and Mr.
- Stewart, of Glenormiston, Perthshire, Scotland, he purchased the Glenormiston property.
- The partnership, which was highly remunerative after 1846, continued until 1868, when the property was divided.
- Black bought Gladstone's portion, now known as Mount Noorat, and resided on it until his death on 15 May 1880.
- Black, who married Miss Grace Greenshiels Leadbetter, represented the Western Province from February 1859 to May 1880 in the Legislative Council, and was also a magistrate for the southern bailiwick.
- As a politician he was a staunch Conservative, and opposed the introduction of free education.
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