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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...
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...
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...
> (A-Z) Howe, Ann (c. HOWE, GEORGE (1769-1821), printer, editor, publisher and poet, was born on the island of St Kitts in the West Indies, the son of Thomas Howe, government printer at Basseterre on St Christopher's Island. Print Publication Details: J...
SANDS, JOHN (1818-1873), engraver, printer and stationer, was born in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, on 12 November 1818, son of Robert Sands and his wife Hannah. His great-great-grandfather, Robert (b.1729), was a noted engraver and his great-grandfathe...
Piper interceded in Hayes's favour with Governor William Bligh, and Hayes was allowed to return to Sydney. Print Publication Details: Vivienne Parsons, 'Hayes, Michael (1767? Vivienne Parsons, 'Hayes, Michael (1767? ...
CAMPBELL, OSWALD ROSE (1820-1887), artist, was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, son of Captain Rose Campbell and his wife Elizabeth, n~Že Sutherland. A. Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts, vol 1 (Lond, 1905); E. La T. Armstrong, The Book of the Public Lib...
CATCHPOLE, MARGARET (1762-1819), convict and pioneer, was born on 14 March 1762, reputedly at Nacton, Suffolk, England, the natural daughter of Elizabeth Catchpole and a farm labourer, although the baptism of a Margaret Catchpole on the same day is record...
HOWE, GEORGE (1769-1821), printer, editor, publisher and poet, was born on the island of St Kitts in the West Indies, the son of Thomas Howe, government printer at Basseterre on St Christopher's Island. The main difference between George and Robert was t...
Thomas Reibey (1821 - 1912), by J. W. Beattie, courtesy of Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania. REIBEY, THOMAS (1821-1912), clergyman, farmer and politician, was born on 24 September 1821 at Entally House, Hadspen, Van Dieme...
Mary Reibey (1777 - 1855), by unknown artist, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales. REIBEY, MARY (1777-1855), n~Že Haydock, businesswoman and trader, was born on 12 May 1777 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Print Publication Details: G. P. Walsh, 'R...
Sir Joseph George Long Innes (1834 - 1896), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales. His son, Reginald Heath Innes, became chief judge in equity of the New South Wales Supreme Court. Print Publication Details: K. G. Allars, '...
Reed, Richard - see Read, Richard (1765? Reid, Richard - see Read, Richard (1765? Reid, Richard - see Read, Richard (1796? ...
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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...
Surname First ame Description and/ or Residence Date of Licence Page o Copy Series ALLAN Andrew Illawarra 5 Nov 18 3 191 161 R 81, F836, COD 10 NRS 1037 ALLEN eorge Sydney Jul 18 3 187 148 R 81, F836, COD 10 NRS 1037 ALLEN Richard Daughter of Mrs Mary Col...
Law in Australia covers all aspects of local and international law which relates to New South Wales and the people of New South Wales. Almanacs listing New South Wales legal practitioners and directories of Australian law firms are collected. Original ma...
Women's studies covers the changing role of women in Australian society with a particular emphasis on women born or living in New South Wales. Material relating to Aboriginal women is comprehensively collected as part of the Library's collection policy o...
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