Thomas Mitchell

Narrabri

Narrabri is located alongside the Namoi River on land originally occupied by the Kalimaroi Aboriginal ... continue

Lake Cargelligo

Originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri, Ngyampaa and Barkindji Aboriginal people, the land surrounding Lake Cargelligo ... continue

Moree

Located on fertile land in the Gwydir Valley and McIntyre River Valley, Moree was first ... continue

Boggabri

Part of the lands traditionally inhabited by the Kamilaroi Aboriginal people, Boggabri is derived from ... continue

Gordon

First explored by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1788, this suburb on Sydney's north shore ... continue

Parkes

Deputy Government surveyor Major Thomas Mitchell would pass through the land of the Wiradjuri tribe ... continue

Casino

The New South Wales north coast town of Casino on the Richmond River was inhabited ... continue

Nyngan

The land that would become the town of Nyngan was originally inhabited by the Ngiyambaa ... continue

West Wyalong

West Wyalong is 486km west of Sydney -  a transit town for those traveling between ... continue

Menindee

Originally inhabited by the Barkindji Aboriginal people, the fertile land of Menindee alongside the Darling ... continue

Bourke

Bourke was first discovered by explorer Charles Sturt in 1828, with Sturt naming the river ... continue

John Donohoe

John (Jack) Donohoe (1806? - 1830), attributed to Sir T. L. Mitchell , c1830, courtesy of State ... 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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John Frederick Mann

MANN, JOHN FREDERICK (1819-1907), explorer and surveyor, was born on 16 December 1819 at Lewisham ... continue

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Yuranigh

YURANIGH (d.1850), Aboriginal guide, belonged to the Molong district, New South Wales. He was ... continue

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Richard Cunningham

CUNNINGHAM, RICHARD (1793-1835), botanist, was born on 12 February 1793 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the ... continue

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Sir Edward Deas Thomson

Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800 - 1879), by Freeman Studio, courtesy of State Library of New ... continue

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Thomas Mitchell Shakespeare

SHAKESPEARE, THOMAS MITCHELL (1873-1938) and ARTHUR THOMAS (1897-1975), newspaper proprietors, were father and son. Thomas ... continue

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George Boyle White

WHITE, GEORGE BOYLE (1802-1876), surveyor and diarist, was born on 24 August 1802 at Bantry ... continue

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Robert Dixon

DIXON, ROBERT (1800-1858), surveyor and explorer, was born at Darlington, Durham, England, the son of ... continue

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