Notable South Australians/Captain John Finlay Duff

by George E. Loyau

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Captain John Finlay Duff

WAS associated with some of the earliest and most memorable incidents in South Australian history. His ship, the "Africaine," arrived here June 1, 1837, and sailed in August of the same year for Tasmania. He will be well remembered as a leading merchant and ship owner, and he was for some years Harbor-Master at Glenelg. He was a man of great public spirit, and took active interest in all that concerned the land of his adoption. His death took place at Glenelg, on May 15, 1868, in his 73rd year.