Bunker, Eber
American-born sailor who was an early whaler, merchant and landowner.
Milestones
Born
7 Mar 1761
Arrived Sydney
1791
Died
27 Sep 1836
Bunker, Eber
by Duncan Stewart, 2008
Born in Massachusetts, Eber Bunker left North America at the time of the American revolution, and became a whaler and trader. He was granted land in Sydney, NSW and Tasmania, and became a prominent merchant and an influential colonist.
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