▁sold ▁by ▁au ction ▁all ▁their ▁assets ▁to ▁rep ay ▁credit ors . ▁This ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Mass ie ▁probably ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁then ▁meeting ▁and ▁marry ing ▁El iza ▁Arm strong ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁then ▁depart ing ▁to ▁Tar av ille . Sam u els ▁Brothers ▁Hugh ▁and ▁Thomas ▁followed ▁him ▁to ▁Bass ▁and ▁when ▁land ▁was ▁released ▁they ▁bought ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁Anderson ▁area ▁today ▁with ▁their ▁hom est ead ▁" N ether wood " ▁being ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Western port . The ▁Anderson ▁brothers ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁municipal ▁area . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁pione er ▁and ▁expl orer , ▁Anderson ▁In let ▁at ▁In ver lo ch ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Samuel ▁Anderson . ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁the ▁Anderson ▁family ▁remain ▁around ▁San ▁Rem o ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁George ▁Bass , ▁a ▁naval ▁sur geon ▁and ▁expl orer , ▁took ▁a ▁voyage ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁wh ale bo at ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁coast line . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁expl ored ▁on ▁foot ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁by ▁William ▁H ov ell . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁a ▁deep water ▁port ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Griff ith s ▁Point ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁exports ▁of ▁w attle ▁b ark , ▁farm