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John Morrice (politician)
John Morrice (1811 – 20 February 1875) was an Australian politician. He was born in Jamaica to estate agent David Morrice and Anne White, and he was educated in England. He later settled at Berrima in New South Wales, and on 9 November 1838 married Jane Osborne, with whom he had twelve children. Morrice held land on the Murrumbidgee River and cattle runs on the Lachlan River, and during the gold rush was successful selling picks and shovels, becoming substantially wealthy. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, serving until his retirement in 1872. Morrice died at Marulan Marulan is the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people. It is a small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council local government area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway ... in 1875. References 1811 births 1875 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Douglas (Queensland Politician)
John Douglas (6 March 1828 – 23 July 1904) was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland. Early life Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and his wife Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of the Earl of Carnwath. His father, the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquesses of Queensberry. Douglas' parents died in 1837, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Rugby 1843-47 and Durham University where he graduated B.A. in 1850. Douglas arrived in New South Wales with his brother Edward in 1851 and was appointed a gold-fields commissioner, but gave this up to enter on a pastoral life. Politics Douglas was elected member for the Darling Downs and afterwards for Camden in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly until resigning on 17 July 1861. He moved to Queensland in 1863. On 12 May 1863 he was elected as member for Port Curtis in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. * January 12 – Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing Dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3, in succession to his cousin. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * February 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Lácar: Carlist commander Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, when he surprises and routs a Government force under General Enrique Bargés at Lácar, east of Estella, nearly capturing newly crowned King Alfonso XII. The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 Births
Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Bridge: A heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries. * January 22 – The Casas Revolt begins in San Antonio, Spanish Texas. * February 5 – British Regency: George, Prince of Wales becomes prince regent, because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. * February 19 – Peninsular War – Battle of the Gebora: An outnumbered French force under Édouard Mortier routs and nearly destroys the Spanish, near Badajoz, Spain. * March 1 – Citadel Massacre in Cairo: Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders. * March 5 – Peninsular War – Battle of Barrosa: A French attack fails, on a larger Anglo-Portuguese-Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Garrett (Australian Politician)
Thomas Garrett (16 July 183025 November 1891) was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, newspaper proprietor and land agent. Early life Garrett was born in Liverpool, England to John Garrett and Sarah, and went to New South Wales with his parents when nine years of age. A year later he was bound to the printing business, but during his apprenticeship he ran away, and became a cabin-boy on H.M.S. ''Fly'', then employed in resurveying the coast between Port Jackson and Hobson's Bay. The youth was soon sent back, and having finished his apprenticeship, he was engaged on a number of newspapers, subsequently being employed in the Government printing office, where he worked for three years. Mr. Garrett then turned his attention to journalism, and in 1855 established the ''Illawarra Mercury'', and afterwards also the ''Alpine Pioneer'' and the '' Manaro Mercury''. Politics His father entered Parliament in 1859 as the member for Shoalhaven. In 1860 Thomas joined his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Onslow (Australian Politician)
Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow (2 August 1833 – 30 January 1882) was born at Trichinopoly in India to surveyor Arthur Pooley Onslow and Rosa Roberta Macleay. In 1838 was sent to New South Wales, where he lived with his grandfather Alexander Macleay at Elizabeth Bay House in Sydney. He returned to England to live with his family in 1841 and was educated in Surrey and Nottingham. He entered the navy in May 1847 as a midshipman on HMS Howe and by 1847 he was a navy midshipman. From 1850 until 1854 he served in various vessels on the West Coast of Africa and in 1851 he was present at the British attacks on Lagos, in the Bight of Biafra, then a stronghold of the slave trade carried on by the Portuguese. He served during the Crimean War and was in the Baltic Squadron at the Battle of Suomenlinna. He was one of the crew sent to Australia in 1857 to recommission the surveying ship HMS Herald under Captain Henry Mangles Denham From 1857 to 1861, when the Herald returned to England, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (Australian Politician)
Richard Hutchinson Roberts (10 July 1835 – 17 June 1903) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to businessman Joseph Roberts and Martha Anne Hutchinson. He came from a Camden settler family and owned Roberton Park near Glenquarry. On 22 September 1853 he married Susanna Neich, with whom he had nine children; a second marriage on 11 January 1900 was to Leila Helen Riach. In 1864 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, but he did not re-contest in 1869. In 1882 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ..., where he remained until his death at Roberton Park in 1903. References 1835 births 1903 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bell (Australian Politician)
David Bell (17 April 1828 – 23 November 1894) was an Australian politician. He was born at Maitland, New South Wales, Maitland to overseer Robert Bell. Little is known of him, but he was an unmarried pastoralist who probably held runs at Geogola, New South Wales, Geogola and Spring Flat, New South Wales, Spring Flat. In 1861 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Camden, Camden, but he did not re-contest in 1864. Bell died in Dubbo in 1894. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, David 1828 births 1894 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wild (politician)
William Vandermuelen Wild (4 October 1834 – 25 May 1861) was an Australian politician. He was born in Camden to Emmeline Gaudry (Godfrey) and John Benton Wild then pastoralist, later elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1845 until 1848. On 26 January 1855 he married Eliza Jane Green, with whom he had three sons. A barrister from 1858, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Camden in 1858. Re-elected for Camden in 1859, he did not run in 1860. Wild died in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ... in 1861. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wild, William 1834 births 1861 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berrima, New South Wales
Berrima () is a historic village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The village, once a major town, is located on the Old Hume Highway between Sydney and Canberra. It was previously known officially as the Town of Berrima. It is close to the three major towns of the Southern Highlands: Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale. Etymology The name ''Berrima'' is believed to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning either "southward" or "black swan". History The area around Berrima was once occupied by the Dharawal Aborigines. The region and Wingecarribee River was first visited by Europeans during the late 1790s, including a 1798 expedition led by an ex-convict, John Wilson. However, John and Hamilton Hume rediscovered the area in 1814. The area was explored by Charles Throsby in 1818. Runs were taken up soon after, including by one by Charles Throsby. Harper's Mansion, which is on a hill overlooking the town, was built from 1829 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Oxley (politician)
Henry Molesworth Oxley (10 April 1826 – 20 March 1867) was an Australian politician. He was born at Kirkham near Camden to John Oxley and Emma Norton. In 1828, following the death of his father, he received a grant of land on the Wingecarribee River near Bowral in his father's honour. On 4 November 1854 he married Emily Orchard, with whom he had four children. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ... for Camden, but he was defeated in 1860. Oxley died at Wingecarribee in 1867. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxley, Henry 1826 births 1867 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marulan, New South Wales
Marulan is the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people. It is a small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council local government area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway, although it bypasses the town proper. Marulan lies on the 150th meridian east. It has a railway station on the Main Southern railway line. Marulan was previously known as ''Mooroowoolen''. At the , Marulan had a population of 1,178 people. History In the early years of European settlement of Sydney, exploration southwest of Sydney was slow. In 1818, Hamilton Hume and James Meehan reached "the Goulburn plains" for the first time. Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered the construction of the Great South Road (the basis of the northern end of the Hume Highway) in 1819 from Picton to the Goulburn Plains. The southern part of Macquarie's road ran from Sutton Forest roughly along existing minor roads to Canyonleigh, Brayton, Carrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
