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Captain John Dalton
Captain John Dalton (1833 - 1912) was an English sailor. He alongside his seven children were among the first European families to settle into Nelson Bay, New South Wales. Early life Born on 22 October 1833 at Harpham Field House in Yorkshire, England. He was the eldest child of Thomas and Ann Dalton. Sailing career When his father he joined the North Sea Scroop. He worked for Danish transport company transporting transport in both the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny . He served on S.S Maitland and went on to become captain and sailed between Australia, Newcastle, South Africa, Ireland and Scotland. He became a qualified Master Marnier and sailed between Newcastle and Sydney on the streamer Waratah. S.S Kingsly was a fish and oyster boat which worked between Port Stephens to Paddy's Markets . Moving to Australia He earned a living shipping vegetable to Sydney from the Hawkesbury River. Then he moved his family to Port Stephens to settle at Nelson Bay. In 1882 he bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Bay, New South Wales
Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about by road north-east of Newcastle, its nearest rail link. At th2021 census Nelson Bay had a population of 6,141. It is a major tourism centre, particularly for dolphin and whale watching, surfing, diving, fishing and other recreational aquatic activities. The eastern boundaries of Nelson Bay lie within the Tomaree National Park while the southeastern section is almost entirely within the park. Nelson Head Light, an unusual lighthouse built in 1875, is positioned on the northeast corner. Early settlers Early settlers included the Dalton family, the patriarch being Captain John Dalton who sailed his ship SS ''Kingsley'' to Sydney with fresh marine produce from Port Stephens. He built a house "Westward Ho" in 1882 on the hill overlooking the modern town, on . He don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpham Field House
Harpham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately north-east of Driffield and south-west of Bridlington. The civil parish is formed by the village of Harpham and the hamlets of Lowthorpe and Ruston Parva. According to the 2011 UK census, Harpham parish had a population of 303, a decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 318. History The village appears in the Domesday Book as belonging to King William, and having 29 ploughlands. The name of the village is thought to derive from the Old English of ''Hearpe-hām''; the Salt-Harp village or farmstead. Although not on the coast, the proximity of the Holderness coastline is thought to be the influence of the salt. Three Roman mosaics were found near Harpham in 1905, and three more were discovered in 1950. The first three are now in the Hull and East Riding Museum. They are simply patterned. One represented a rectangular maze, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are large stretches of countryside, including the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District national parks. Yorkshire has been nicknamed "God's Own Country" or "God's Own County" by its in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
