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Convict women in Port Jackson - Australia's Culture PortalIn 1788 the First Fleet landed at Camp Cove in Port Jackson with the 'cargo' of convicts which helped establish the penal colony of New South Wales. One in five of the convicts to arrive in the penal colony (1788-1823) was female and they made up the lar...
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Edited Book - Dear Cousin: The Reibey Letters: Twenty-two letters of Mary Reibey, her children and their descendents, 1792-1901 - The Australian Women's Register (website Australian Women's Archive Project )An initiative of The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne Dear Cousin: The Reibey Letters: Twenty-two letters of Mary Reibey, her children and their descendents, 1792-1901 © Copyright The Aus...
An initiative of The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne Mary Reibey - Molly Incognita: A Biography of Mary Reibey Library of Australian History, Sydney, 1982, 161 pp...
Mary Reibey was born Mary Haydock in England in 1777. After his death in 1811, Mary was left with seven children and control of Entally House which by then included rural properties, sealing operations in Bass Strait, as well as overseas trading. Thanks t...
Irvine, Nance, Mary Reibey - Molly Incognita: A Biography of Mary Reibey, Library of Australian History, Sydney, 1982, 161 pp. Dear Cousin: The Reibey Letters: Twenty-two letters of Mary Reibey, her children and their descendents, 1792-1901, 2 edn, Mary ...
Iltis, Judith, 'Chisholm, Caroline (1818-1877)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010208b.htm. Ioannou, Noris, 'Reynell, Gladys (1881-1956)', in Australian Diction...
Roberts, Betty> - see Osborn, Betty Olive (c. Robey, Ilse Bertha Sophie (c. Rusden, Jane Juliana> - see Pell, Jane Juliana (c. ...
Returned Services League of Australia. Roberts, Betty> - see Osborn, Betty Olive (c. Rusden, Jane Juliana> - see Pell, Jane Juliana (c. ...
The most historic of the Trust houses, Entally is thought to have been built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, the eldest son of Mary & Thomas Reibey of Sydney. Entally House was opened to the public in 1950 and is justly proud of its magnificent collect...
Australia was the first country in the world to have a complete system of bank notes based on plastic (polymer). At the same time the polymer notes are cleaner than paper notes and easily recyclable. Australia,Äôs currency consists of coins of five, 10,...
In 1788 the First Fleet landed at Camp Cove in Port Jackson with the 'cargo' of convicts which helped establish the penal colony of New South Wales. One in five of the convicts to arrive in the penal colony (1788-1823) was female and they made up the lar...
165 Kingston and Arthur s Vale Historic Area management plan ( 2008) Old Government House and Domain, Parramatta Park management plan ( 2007) Hyde Park Barracks management plan ( 2007) Brickendon conservation management plan ( 2008) Woolmers conservation...
18 The site is on Norfolk Island, an outposted penal station of New South Wales ( NSW) over two periods, the second as a place of punishment for re- offending convicts. The Old Military Barracks includes barracks, officers quarters, privy and guard room...
Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Terry Bailey. 2 Whilst First Government House was the command centre of the colony, Government House also played an important role as many governors conducted their busine...
It is hardly necessary to state how valuable nineteenth century women's letters and diaries are in illuminating history, in adding another dimension to the past through their unveiling of the rich detail of women's lives. (See also Pat Clarke's article "...
How are Australia's Currency Notes Made? A complete series of polymer notes from $5 to $100 was issued between 1992 and 1996. These were early designs of the $10 note featuring Banjo Paterson and Dame Mary Gilmore. ...
One time I asked my mother why it had that name and she lowered her voice to a whisper, explaining that it was really Reibey's Hill, named after Mary Reibey who had been a convict woman. My mother made it clear that Mary Reibey and other convict women we...
Such a public building is the museum in Launceston. One museum is the official Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston; the other is an historic house, Entally, on the outskirts of Launceston, a private building turned public. I knew that this was a time of ...
Macquarie Place Park is on the corner of Bridge and Loftus Streets, Sydney. This obelisk was erected by Governor Macquarie in 1818 to mark the place from which public roads in the colony were measured. Governor Macquarie,Äôs Doric fountain, designed by ...
NEW Hillbilly Potentates - It Takes One To Know One Jimmy Watts Band: Dig Dig Dig ... Folk Trax Eric Bogle’s DVD Live at Stoneyfell Winery has finally been released in Australia. Okapi Guitars are: Bernhard Huber - guitar, vocals; Chris Bright - dr...
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