On arrival at Botany Bay, Captain Arthur Phillip had claimed all of the land for the British Crown. As the first Governor of New South Wales, he was able to grant parcels of land to free settlers, soldiers and former convicts. These land grants were usually small, and required the…
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Australia Philately: Elizabeth Farm
Elizabeth Farm was established at Rose Hill in 1793 on the land of the Burramattagal clan of the Dharug people. It was located on a slight hill overlooking the upper reaches of Parramatta River, Elizabeth and John Macarthur arrived in New South Wales in 1790 with the Second Fleet. In…
View More Australia Philately: Elizabeth FarmBahamas Philately: Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau. The fort was built in 1789 by Lord Dunmore to protect Nassau from pirates and completed in 1793. Lord Dunmore named the fort after his second title, Viscount Fincastle. This Fort was constructed of cut limestone and strategically placed…
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On 3 January 1792, the first land in the Field of Mars area was granted to eight marines, along the northern bank of the river between Sydney and Parramatta. The area was named by Governor Phillip to reflect the military association with these new settlers. These grants were soon followed…
View More Australia Philately: RydeAustralia Philately: Parramatta Road
British settlement at Rose Hill began in 1788, not long after the arrival of The First Fleet. Between 1789 and 1791 an overland track was made to provide an official land route between the two settlements. On 4 June 1791 Governor Phillip changed the name of Rose Hill to Parramatta…
View More Australia Philately: Parramatta RoadAustralia Philately: Parramatta
On 4 June 1791 Governor Phillip changed the name of the township of Rose Hill to Parramatta. Parramatta is a European translation of the Burramattagal name of Burramatta, which means Eel (“Burra”) Place (“matta”). Farming in the area was successful and the produce helped to support the colonists in its…
View More Australia Philately: ParramattaAustralia Philately: Second Government Farm
In 1791 Governor Phillip appointed Superintendent Thomas Daveney to select, plan and superintend a more extensive “second settlement” further up the Toongabbie Creek. The second Government farm was built by convict labour from 1791 to 1813. It employed up to 500 convicts, mostly from the Third Fleet. The convicts were…
View More Australia Philately: Second Government FarmAustralia Philately: Sydney Hospital
Many of the 736 convicts who survived the voyage of the First Fleet arrived suffering from dysentery, smallpox, scurvy, and typhoid. Soon after landing Governor Phillip and Surgeon-General John White established a tent hospital in The Rocks to care for the worst cases. Subsequent convict boatloads had even higher rates…
View More Australia Philately: Sydney HospitalAustralia Philately: The First Fleet (1787-1788)
The First Fleet was a fleet of 11 British ships that took the first British colonists and convicts to the Colony of New South Wales. It comprised two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports. On 13 May 1787 the fleet under the command of Captain Arthur…
View More Australia Philately: The First Fleet (1787-1788)Australia Philately: Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove was a bay on the southern shores of Port Jackson harbour. It was named Warrane by the Eora people. Governor Phillip had been instructed to establish the penal settlement at Botany Bay, which had been discovered by Lieutenant James Cook during his voyage of discovery in 1770, and…
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