6 ). ▁Captain ▁B unker ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁Port ▁Jackson ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Fle et ▁conv ict ▁ship ▁the ▁" Will iam ▁and ▁Anne ", ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁wh aling ▁industry , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁first ▁exp or ters ▁and ▁trad ers . ▁B unker ▁assist ed ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁British ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁Der w ent ▁River ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁and ▁also ▁char tered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁far ▁northern ▁NS W ▁coast ▁( now ▁Queensland ), ▁the ▁B unker ▁Islands ▁off ▁Glad stone ▁and ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁B unker ▁built ▁his ▁house ▁around ▁c . 1 8 1 0 ▁on ▁an ▁estate ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁granted ▁to ▁him ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 4 – 1 0 ▁by ▁Govern ors ▁King ▁and ▁Mac qu arie . ▁ ▁The ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁was ▁owned ▁and / or ▁occupied ▁by ▁several ▁important ▁colonial ▁figures ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁agricult ure , ▁commerce ▁and ▁law , ▁including : ▁Samuel ▁Dean ▁Gordon ; ▁James ▁Henry ▁At kin son ; ▁and ▁Sir ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Dean ▁Gordon ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁merchant ▁and ▁past oral ist . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly