Lachlan Macquarie
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Wiradjuri People
Wiradjuri people are originally from the land that is bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and ... continue
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Developing a currency for ...
Early currency in New South Wales was somewhat troubled and unstable, with its beginnings in ... continue
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Darlinghurst
Located just outside the city centre, Darlinghurst was originally known as Eastern Hill until Governor ... continue
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New South Wales Animals ...
When Governor Lachlan Macquarie introduced the Holey Dollar and Dumps in 1813, Australian coins were ... continue
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Blackheath, Blue Mountains
Located west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains, Blackheath is part of the traditional land ... continue
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Richmond
Located west of Sydney on the Hawkesbury River the suburb of Richmond was originally inhabited ... continue
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Minto
The south western Sydney suburb of Minto was an early area subdivided into land grants ... continue
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Govenor Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie was appointed governor in 1809 to replace the disgraced Governor Bligh following the ... continue
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Liverpool
Known as Gunyungalung to the Cabrogal people who had inhabited the land for over 40 ... continue
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Castlereagh
Located on the Nepean River west of Sydney, Castlereagh was one of five 'Macquarie' towns ... continue
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Double Bay
Originally known as Keltie Bay after James Keltie, the master of HMS Sirius, Double Bay ... continue
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Port Macquarie
Quick stats: Port Macquarie has the highest number of registered marriages, with 31,746 couples ... continue
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Windsor
Windsor is one of the oldest towns in Australia with a colonial heritage which dates ... continue
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Pierce Collits
COLLITS, PIERCE (1769?-1848), settler and innkeeper, was convicted in July 1800 at the Old ... continue
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Henry Colden Antill
Henry Colden Antill (1779 - 1852), by unknown artist, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue
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Nicholas Divine
DIVINE, NICHOLAS (1739?-1830), superintendent of convicts, was born in County Cavan, Ireland, the eldest ... continue
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Alexander Berry
Alexander Berry (1781 - 1873), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue
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William Cordeaux
CORDEAUX, WILLIAM (1792-1839), land commissioner, was born on 9 October 1792 at Crambe, Yorkshire, the ... continue
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John Howe
HOWE, JOHN (1774-1852), settler, was born probably at Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England, son of John How ... continue
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John Piper
John Piper (1773 - 1851), by Augustus Earle, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue
