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List Of People Legally Executed In New South Wales
This is a list of people executed in New South Wales. It lists people who were executed by British (and from 1901, Australian) authorities within the modern-day boundaries of New South Wales. For people executed in other parts of Australia, see the sidebar. Within weeks of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of Sydney, New South Wales as the first permanent European settlement, Thomas Barrett became the first person to be executed in Australia under British law. From 1788 to 1830 Location of execution not indicated * James Reece – 8 February 1799 – Hanged for bestiality with a sow. Reece tried to cut his own throat on the morning of his execution. * John Hardy – 2 June 1800 – Hanged for vagrancy and theft. * William Jones – March 1803 – Hanged for robbing Thomas Harley, a settler from Prospect. * James Lovell – 22 February 1805 – Hanged for forging and uttering. * George Holland – 11 October 1806 – Hanged for breaking into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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John Harris (Australian Settler)
John Harris (1754 – April 1838) was a military surgeon, naval officer and landowner, who arrived in New South Wales on the second fleet and ultimately become one of the major landowners in New South Wales, Australia. Early life John Harris, who was the son of John and Ann Harris was born in 1754 on the Moy McIlmurry farm in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. Harris lived a prosperous life, with his family working as tenant farmers on the Salters Company which received a grant from the Crown in 1611. In Harris’ early schooling years, he was taught Latin, mathematics and classics, however, there was no evidence in any higher education except studying at the University of Edinburgh for a medical profession. In 1789, an opportunity arose for Harris to join the 102nd army regiment and travel to New South Wales on the Second Fleet and included an instant promotion. Harris agreed to the opportunity and was immediately promoted to Surgeon. The Second Fleet was a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst () is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 37,191 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019. in June 2019. Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama is a landmark of the city. Bathurst has a historic city centre with many ornate buildings remaining from the New South Wales gold rush in the mid to late 19th century. The median age of the city's population is 35 years; which is particularly young for a regional centre (the state median is 38), and is related to the large education sector in the community. The city has had a modera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnes Hill, New South Wales
Carnes Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ..., Australia. Carnes Hill is located 38 kilometres southwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. The suburb and surrounding areas are rapidly expanding and are expected to reach a population of 100,000 in the future. In 2016 projects began for a recreational precinct which now include a library, cafes, a fitness centre, tennis courts, indoor basket courts, skate park, a large shopping mall with specialty stores and restaurants and a community centre on the corner of Cowpasture and Kurrajong Road. Carnes Hill has two AFL fields and is home to the South W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher's Ghost
''Fisher's Ghost'' is a 1960 Australian operetta. It is based on the legend of Fisher's ghost which had previously inspired the 1924 film from Raymond Longford. Operetta The operetta was composed by John Gordon and was originally performed at Sydney Teachers' College on 29 September 1960. It was revised for television. Douglas Stewart wrote a play based on the same story which premiered shortly after the operetta. Cast of 1960 Production *Ereach Riley *Alan Light as George Worral *Ross Whatson *Pamela Coleman as Mrs Hurley *Wilhelmina Bermingham as Miss Hurley 1963 TV Adaptation The operetta was broadcast on the ABC. It was the first television opera with an Australian historical background. Cast *Ereach Riley as Birdlime the pickpocket *Edmund Bohan as John Hurley * Marilyn Richardson as John Hurley's sister *Donald Philps as Fred Fisher Reception The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought the production had "musical merit" but had "serious" dramatic problems and needed to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgoa, New South Wales
Mulgoa is a village, located in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith, in the region of Greater Western Sydney, western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mulgoa is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district. Mulgoa covers an area of , south of the suburbs of Regentville, New South Wales, Regentville and Glenmore Park, New South Wales, Glenmore Park. History Aboriginal culture Mulgoa takes its name from the Mulgoa people, who were an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australian people, the Indigenous Australian, Indigenous inhabitants of the area who spoke the Dharug language. The name is believed to mean "black swan". The Mulgoa were not the only inhabitants of the area; they shared the Mulgoa Valley with the Gandangara people of the Southern Highlands, whose territory extended up into the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains. The Aboriginal peoples mostly lived a hunter-gatherer lifesty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian (1824 Newspaper)
''The Australian'' (Sydney, NSW, 1824–1848) was an English language newspaper published in Sydney, Australia. It first appeared in 1824 and was the second newspaper to be printed on mainland Australia after '' The Sydney Gazette'' (1803). The latter was a semi-official publication containing proclamations, regulations and it was censored by the government. ''The Australian'' was the first independent newspaper. Governor Brisbane realised there was little point in continuing to censor ''The Sydney Gazette'' when ''The Australian'' was uncensored and so government censorship of newspapers was abandoned in 1824 and the freedom of the press began in Australia. History The early years The first issue of ''The Australian'' appeared on Thursday, 14 October 1824. The owners of the newspaper were two lawyers, Robert Wardell and William Charles Wentworth. They had a printing press and other necessary materials with them on the ''Alfred'' which arrived at Sydney from Britain in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor, New South Wales
Windsor is a historic town north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the council seat of the Hawkesbury local government area. The town sits on the Hawkesbury River, enveloped by farmland and Australian bush. Many of the oldest surviving European buildings in Australia are located at Windsor. It is north-west of metropolitan Sydney, on the fringes of urban sprawl. Demographics At the , Windsor had a reported population of 1,891 people, with a median age of 42. The most common ancestries in Windsor were English (30.9%), Australian (28.9%), Irish (10.3%), Scottish (7.5%), and German (2.8%). Most people from Windsor were born in Australia (78.8%), followed by England (3.3%), and New Zealand (1.5%). The most common religious group in Windsor was Christianity (65.8%), 25.2% being Catholic and 23.0% Anglican. The second largest group was No Religion (28.9%). The most common occupations in Windsor included Professionals (15.9%), Technicians and Trades Workers (15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Creek, New South Wales
The South Creek or ''Wianamatta'', a creek that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located on the Cumberland Plain, also referred to as Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The creek rises in Sydney's south western suburbs below the former Oran Park Raceway about north-east of Narellan and west of Minto. In its upper catchment, the creek forms the boundary between the suburbs of Oran Park and Catherine Field. The creek flows generally north, joined by seventeen tributaries including Badgerys Creek, Kemps Creek, Ropes Creek and Eastern Creek, until reaching its confluence with the Hawkesbury River, near Windsor. The creek descends over its course. From source to mouth, the creek flows through or forms the boundary of the suburbs of Bringelly, Rossmore, Badgerys Creek, Kemps Creek, Claremont Meadows, Orchard Hills, Werrington, St Marys, Werrington County, Dunheved, Llandilo, Shanes Park, Berkshire Park, Winds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Campbell (1769–1846)
Robert Campbell (1769–1846) was a merchant and politician in Sydney. He was a member of the first New South Wales Legislative Council. Campbell, a suburb of Canberra was named in his honour. Life and career Campbell was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland and at the age of 27 moved to India to join his older brother John. In India, he and his brother were partners in Campbell Clark & Co., merchants of Calcutta, which in July 1799 became Campbell & Co. when the Clarkes gave up their interest in the firm. In 1798, Robert Campbell, with a cargo from Calcutta, visited Sydney to develop a trading connexion there, and he also purchased some land at Dawes Point, near the western entrance of Sydney Cove. In February 1800, he returned to Sydney with another cargo to both settle in Sydney, and to establish a branch of Campbell & Co. In 1801 he married Commissary John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales), John Palmer's sister Sophia Campbell, Sophia Palmer (1777–1833). After se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birchgrove, New South Wales
Birchgrove is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Birchgrove is located five kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Birchgrove is located on the north-west slope of the Balmain peninsula, overlooking Sydney Harbour, and includes Yurulbin and Ballast Points. Balmain is the only adjacent suburb. The long waterfront provides views of the Parramatta River with Cockatoo Island dominating the foreground. It is one of the wealthier suburbs of Sydney thanks to its harbour frontages. Until former Leichhardt Council extended its boundaries in the first decade of the twenty first century, Birchgrove was a much smaller suburb bounded by Grove and Cove Streets. History Birchgrove was named after Birchgrove House, built by Lieutenant John Birch, paymaster of the 73rd regiment, around 1812. He added 'grove' to his surname when naming the house because of the large num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blaxland (explorer)
John Blaxland (4 January 1769 – 5 August 1845) was a pioneer settler and explorer in Australia. Early life Blaxland was born in Kent, the eldest son of gentleman farmer John Blaxland and Mary, ''née'' Parker, of Fordwich, Kent, England. He was the older brother of early Australian explorer Gregory Blaxland. His father died when he was eleven and the family moved to Canterbury where he and his brother were educated at The King's School. In 1787 he joined the army and rose to become a captain. He resigned his commission in 1792 and returned to manage the family estates at Newington, Kent. He was married twice: to Sarah Davies from 1794 until her death in childbirth in 1795, and to Harriet, daughter of Jean Louis de Marquett (a merchant of Calcutta and a former guard of Louis XVI), from 1797 until his death in 1845. He and Harriet had four sons and six daughters. Australia In 1805 John and his younger brother Gregory were persuaded by Joseph Banks to emigrate to Australia. Blax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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