Frederick William Armytage (1838-1912) was an Australian pastoralist. He was the sixth son of George Armytage. He was born on 17 October 1838 in Bagdad, Van Diemen's Land. His family moved to

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

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in 1851 (the area became Colony of Victoria in 1854). He was educated at the Diocesan Grammar School, now

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. He acquired

Wooloomanata Station Wooloomanata Station was a sheep station located north-north-west of Lara, Victoria, Australia. Frederick William Armytage built a single storey U-plan Italianate style bluestone homestead with an intricate encircling iron verandah c 1860� ...

from his father and acquired additional properties in New South Wales and Queensland. He was associated with the development of the frozen meat export industry. He died in Melbourne on 3 September 1912.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Armytage, Frederick William 1838 births 1912 deaths People from the Colony of Victoria 19th-century Australian farmers Australian pastoralists