) ▁J ard ine ▁( 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish - Austral ian ▁pione er ▁who ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁British ▁colon isation ▁and ▁Ab original ▁dispos session ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁York ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁regions ▁of ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁at ▁the ▁" R ath l uba " ▁property ▁near ▁East ▁M ait land ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁His ▁father , ▁John ▁J ard ine , ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁military ▁officer ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁a ▁land ▁grant ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁gra z ier . ▁The ▁J ard ines ▁sold ▁" R ath l uba " ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁living ▁near ▁Cec il ▁Park , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Well ington ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁central - west ▁of ▁the ▁col ony . ▁Frank ' s ▁father ▁became ▁a ▁well - known ▁past oral ▁squ atter , ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁and ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁in ▁this ▁region , ▁obtain ing ▁and ▁s elling ▁various ▁properties ▁including ▁" G ob ol ion " ▁and ▁" The ▁Hol mes ". ▁With ▁this ▁new ▁found ▁prosper ity , ▁Frank , ▁along