Samuel Symons Bassett (1840–1912) was a pioneer wine maker in Roma, Queensland, Australia. He made the Roma district renowned throughout Queensland for the excellence of its grapes and its wines. As at 2020, his Romavilla Winery continues to operate and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Samuel Symons Bassett
Romavilla Winery, circa 1910
Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen, the wife of Sir George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland at the time. In the 2021 census, the locality of Roma had a population of 6,838 people.
Aerial view of Roma
Sign on the Warrego Highway at the eastern entrance to Roma
Steam locomotive 'Pioneer' on the Western Railway construction site between Roma and Mitchell, ca. 1885
Apparatus for separating natural gas from artesian water at the Roma Gas Works