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F. R. C. Hopkins
Francis Rawdon Chesney Hopkins (1849 – 20 July 1916) was an Australian pastoralist and playwright, born in India. History Hopkins was born on Colaba, Mumbai, India to Francis William Hopkins, RN, and Margaret Hopkins, née McNeil, and was educated in England. He was a cousin of General George Tomkyns Chesney, Sir George Chesney and Colonel Charles Cornwallis Chesney, Charles Chesney (authors of ''Battle of Dorking'' and ''Lee's Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland'' respectively), and nephew of Francis Rawdon Chesney. Hopkins left England for Australia around 1865, and worked for his uncle John Wilson, brother of Samuel Wilson (Portsmouth MP), Sir Samuel Wilson, at "Woodlands" near Crowlands, Victoria in the Wimmera district of Victoria, Australia, Victoria, 1866–1871. He managed Toorangabby station near Echuca, Victoria, Echuca 1871–1875 and others of Sir Samuel Wilson's properties. In 1877 he was managing nearby Pericoota station, with its magnificent two-storey homestead, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
