Otto Von Hartitzsch & Co., c. 1877, Photograph, B 6154
Edward Bate Scott, explorer, squatter and government official. He joined a cattle drive from Melbourne to Adelaide where he met EJ Eyre. He supported Eyre on the expedition to the interior. Later he explored the Murray River. He ran the Government Station at Moorundee and was a stockowner near Morgan. Later he moved to Goolwa on Encounter Bay, then moved to Adelaide where he became Superintendent of Yatala Prison in 1869. He died at Hamilton Lodge, his residence at Currency Creek and is buried in the local cemetery [duplicate copy at PRG 458/1/2/30].