Fort Dundas: First Settlement in North Australia 1824-29 | Book
Fort Dundas: First Settlement in North Australia 1824-29
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25.01.2022 27th March 1827! Elizabeth Melville Richardson was born 190 years ago - she was the first European to be born in North Australia. Parents, John and June Richardson. John was the gardener at Fort Dundas. A second time convict and a lousy drunk, John died a man respected by the botanical community - several plants are named after him. Elizabeth died in 1910, aged 83. She has numerous descendents.
25.01.2022 Fort Dundas book launch speech by Dr Matthew Stephen, NT Archives, 23 March 2017 Fort Dundas. The British in North Australia, 1824-29 If my memory is correct I first met Derek at Katherine High school in 1988. I was a PE & History Teacher and I think Derek was teaching Maths, Science, Health Geography and anything else that was asked of him. The Northern Territory has taken many of us on unexpected journeys to unexpected places. Both Derek and I have seen and learnt a great d...Continue reading
17.01.2022 NT News today - Sarah Hyland is a descendant of John Richardson, the gardener at Fort Dundas. His daughter, Elizabeth Melville Richardson was born on this day in 1827. She would be 190 years old.
14.01.2022 History books on the NT ranging from 1824 - 1869.
12.01.2022 In the UK buy from: https://foyles.co.uk//fort-dundas-the-british-in-north,der
02.01.2022 Announcing the arrival of my latest book: Fort Wellington: The British in North Australia 1827-29. Contact the Bookshop or PM me for mail orders. RRP $29.95.
