Botany Bay

History

The land and its first inhabitants have been here for hundreds of thousands of years ... continue

Joseph Banks

Renowned botanist Joseph Banks was born in London into a wealthy family in 1743 and ... continue

A brief history of ...

The land and its first inhabitants have been here for hundreds of thousands of years ... continue

Botany Bay

Located on the eastern coast of Sydney, Botany Bay was originally the land of the ... continue

Rockdale

Rockdale is located on the land beyond the banks of historic Botany Bay and would ... continue

Captain James Cook

Born into a labouring family in Yorkshire in 1728, James Cook would enjoy a swift ... continue

First Fleet

In May of 1787, eleven ships set out from England's Portsmouth Harbour bound for ... continue

Pemulwuy

PEMULWUY (c.1750–1802), Aboriginal warrior, was born near what was later named Botany Bay ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Piper

John Piper (1773 - 1851), by Augustus Earle, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Samuel Terry

TERRY, SAMUEL (1776?-1838), merchant landowner and 'The Botany Bay Rothschild', was a labourer at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Aileen Margaret Keldie

KELDIE, AILEEN MARGARET (1936-1961), air hostess, was born on 16 September 1936 at Merewether, Newcastle ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Phillip Parker King

Phillip Parker King (1791 - 1856), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Macarthur

John Macarthur (1767 - 1834), by unknown artist, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Edward Charles Cracknell

CRACKNELL, EDWARD CHARLES (1831-1893), superintendent of telegraphs, electrical engineer and torpedo expert, was born in ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Walter Lawry

LAWRY, WALTER (1793-1859), Methodist missionary, was born on 3 August 1793 in Rutheren, near Bodmin ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Rose

ROSE, THOMAS (d. 1837), baker, publican and water conservator, of Newport, Shropshire, England, was convicted ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Robert Townson

TOWNSON, ROBERT (1762?-1827), scholar, scientist and settler, was probably baptized on 4 April 1762 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

George Selwyn English

ENGLISH, GEORGE SELWYN (1912-1980), composer, was born on 16 September 1912 in Sydney, son of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Livingston York Yourtee Hopkins

Livingston York Yourtee (Hop) Hopkins (1846 - 1927), by unknown photographer, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir George Francis Davis

DAVIS, Sir GEORGE FRANCIS (1883-1947), industrialist, was born on 22 November 1883 at New Lynn ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography