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Author: Marnie Bassett Publisher: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center ISBN: Category : Governors spouses Languages : en Pages : 166
Book Description
Reissue of a book first published in 1940. A personal view of life in the NSW colony from 1788 to the middle of the 19th century, as revealed in the journal entries of Governor King's wife. Includes an index.
Author: Brian Douglas Abbott Publisher: ISBN: 9780646572949 Category : Admirals Languages : en Pages : 397
Book Description
The life of Phillip Parker King was inextricably linked with the establishment of the colony of New South Wales. His father, Philip Gidley King, sailed to Botany Bay on HMS Sirius as Governor Phillip's second in command in 1787, and Lt. King was given the responsibility of establishing the penal settlement on Norfolk Island. King was born on Norfolk Island in 1791. He entered the Royal Navy in 1807 and served in the Napoleonic Wars. His maritime exploration and survey work around Australia 1817-1822 has been well documented, and is also covered in this book. -- Dust jacket.