George Riddoch

George Riddoch (10 August 1842 – 23 April 1919) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1896, representing Victoria, and a member of the South Australian Legislative Council for Southern District from 1891 to 1910.

Riddoch was born at Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and he arrived in Victoria with his parents in 1851. He was educated at the Geelong Seminary.

In 1861 he left for the South-East of South Australia, where his brother John Riddoch (1827–1901) had invested heavily in the pastoral industry. He helped run his Yallum and Katnook stations, near Penola and Weinteriga on the Darling River, New South Wales, which he purchased from Harrold Brothers around 1876.

He and his brother purchased Glencoe station, founded by Edward and Robert Leake, which covered 53,000 acres (21,000 ha) and featured a magnificent woolshed now held by the National Trust. When the Riddoch brothers dissolved their partnership in 1898, George took the northern half, which he named "Koorine". John broke up his portion for closer settlement. At his station, near Kalangadoo, 20 miles (32 km) north of Mount Gambier, George bred Merino sheep and Hereford cattle. He later became the owner of the Nalang, Wirriga, and Cannawigra Stations near Tatiara. He was also involved in dairy farming and wheat growing; at one stage he had some 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) under cultivation.

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