Later decided, for health reasons, to emigrate to Port Phillip. Anne Drysdale arrived at Port Phillip on March 15, 1840, and soon after became a guest of Dr Alexander Thomson and his family in Geelong. He had offered to help her and find a run. She and Caroline Elizabeth Newcomb (1812-1874), also a recent immigrant, became friends and, when Anne decided on Boronggoop as the site for her run, they also became partners.
Caroline Elizabeth Newcomb
Anne