Australia’s pastoral prosperity has its origins in the period 1810-1850 when the land was opened up by explorers and pioneers. The Australian colonies were not easy places to administer. Governors and Civil Servants had to deal with factions among the people as well as the difficulties of establishing new settlements. In each case a detail from a larger portrait has been shown.
Stamp area: A view of the country and of the temporary erections near the site of the proposed town of Adelaide, William Light, National Library of Australia.
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- Date of Issue: 10 May 1989
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Subjects
Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie (Governor of New South Wales, 1810-1821) by John Opie, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
James Stirling
Sir James Stirling (Governor of Western Australia, 1828-1832) by an unknown artist, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
William Light
Colonel William Light (Surveyor-General of South Australia, 1836-1839, Governor of Victoria 1851-1854) self-portrait, Art Gallery of South Australia.
Charles Joseph La Trobe
Charles Joseph La Tobe (Superintendent of the Port Phillip District 1839-1851, Governor of Victoria 1851-1854) after Sir Francis Grant, La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria.