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…
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Australia 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…
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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…
View More Australia Philately: Sydney CoveAustralia Philately: The Rocks
The Rocks became established shortly after the colony’s formation in 1788. It was known as Tallawoladah by the Cadigal people. The original buildings were first traditional vernacular houses, of wattle and daub, with thatched roofs, and later of local sandstone, from which the area derives its name. From the earliest…
View More Australia Philately: The RocksAustralia Philately: Government House (Rose Hill)
Governor Phillip‘s original cottage was located on the hill above the Crescent at Rose Hill. It was built using convict labour. The extensive garden setting of the building, as well as its prominent position, with a view over the township, gave some status to what was essentially a cottage. Although…
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View More Australia Philately: Places of AustraliaAustralia Philately: Rose Hill
Rose Hill, named after British politician George Rose, was founded 4 November 1788. It was established on the land of the Burramattagal clan of the Darug people. The Darug people called the area Burramatta (eel place) and regarded it as rich in food from the river and forests. After the…
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