Moreton Bay

<p>Australia is founded on January 26th, 1788</p>

History

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

Grafton, Clarence Valley

It is believed that Grafton and the area along the 'Big River' was first spotted ... continue

Thomas Pamphlett

PAMPHLETT, THOMAS (1789?-1838), castaway, became a brickmaker at Manchester, England, and at 22 as ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Antonio Baccarini

BACCARINI, ANTONIO (1887-1971), merchant, was born on 7 July 1887 at Avellino, Italy, son of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Eales

EALES, JOHN (1799-1871), grazier and pioneer pastoralist, was born on 28 March 1799, at Ashburton ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Richardson

RICHARDSON, JOHN (1810-1888), store-keeper and politician, was born at Freuchie Manse, Fifeshire, Scotland, eldest son ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

George Wilkie Gray

GRAY, GEORGE WILKIE (1844-1924), businessman, was born on 3 August 1844 in Sydney, son of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Richard Bingham Sheridan

SHERIDAN, RICHARD BINGHAM (1822-1897), public servant and politician, was born on 1 August 1822 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Michael Slattery

SLATTERY, THOMAS MICHAEL (1844-1920), civil servant, solicitor and politician, was born on 17 December 1844 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Ware Smart

Thomas Ware Smart (1810 - 1881), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Gregor

GREGOR, JOHN (1808-1848), clergyman, was born on 14 December 1808 at Forgie, Banffshire, Scotland, the ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Charles Frazer

FRAZER (FRAZIER or FRASER), CHARLES (1788?-1831), gardener and colonial botanist, was born at Blair-Atholl ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Malbon Thompson

THOMPSON, JOHN MALBON (1830-1908), lawyer and politician, was born in Sydney on 24 December 1830 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Clark

CLARK, JAMES (1857-1933), pearler and pastoralist, was born on 2 October 1857 on Spit Island ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Moore

MOORE, WILLIAM (1821-1893), Methodist missionary, was born on 24 March 1821 at Parramatta, son of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

A6486 Brooch, gold, gold ...

Acquired with its original box, this is the only brooch which can be attributed without ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum