It appears that about this time Gordon Andrew Scott arrived in Bannockburn. He was a remittance man. This title usually meant that he had emigrated under pressure from his family. These men were sometimes highly educated people who came from wealthy families. They had usually fallen out of the family's favour or disgraced it in some way - a 'black sheep'.The family would have forced them to emigrate to a far off land. A remittance or an allowance would be provided for them regularly provided they did not return home. There were a number of these men who lived in Bannockburn over the years. Most, like Mr Scott would work as miners, rabbiters, shepherds or farm hands. Gordon Scott set up camp in a gold mining tunnel in Pipeclay Creek (dwelling #515).

Gordon Andrew Scott appears on the electoral roll and was listed as a shepherd.

In his old age, Mr Scott moved into the old man's home which was attached to the old Cromwell hospital (now Ripponburn Nursing Home)

Gordon Scott died on 25 May 1973 at the age of 73 years. He is buried in the Cromwell cemetery.