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24 de mai. de 2024 · When Philip Gidley King returned to New South Wales as Governor, he and Mrs. King perceived the need to establish a class for girls similar to the one he had founded on Norfolk Island. After discussion with the Reverend Richard Johnson, King wrote to the Duke of Portland setting out his plans for an Orphan School.
24 de mai. de 2024 · When Philip Gidley King returned to New South Wales as Governor, he and Mrs. King perceived the need to establish a class for girls similar to the one he had founded on Norfolk Island. After discussion with the Reverend Richard Johnson, King wrote to the Duke of Portland setting out his plans for an Orphan School.
27 de mai. de 2024 · The work of Australia’s third governor, Captain Philip Gidley King, the Currency Proclamation of 1800 unwittingly inspired this transformation. Currency is much more than just a medium of exchange – it provides a rich insight into the history and culture of a people, and represents physical evidence of the progress of a country.
Há 2 dias · When the First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson in January 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip ordered Lieutenant Philip Gidley King to lead a party of 15 convicts and seven free men to take control of Norfolk Island, and prepare for its commercial development.
Há 1 dia · In 1804, when Governor Philip Gidley King asked a group of Aborigines about “the cause of their disagreement with the new settlers they very ingenuously answered that they did not like to be driven from the few places that were left on the banks of the river, where alone they could procure food.”
Há 1 dia · Philip Gidley King, the Governor of New South Wales from 1800, decided on a more positive approach to exploit the now obvious natural resources of the Hunter Valley. In 1801, a convict camp called King's Town (named after the governor) was established to mine coal and cut timber.
23 de mai. de 2024 · During a 1805 visit to Sydney, the Ngāpuhi rangatira Te Pahi pleaded with New South Wales governor Philip Gidley King to spare the life of a man sentenced to hang for stealing pork from the government stores, explaining that “taking provisions was not accounted a crime” in his own country.
