Oct 1798
During Bass and Flinders voyage to establish a route to Van Diemen’s Land, they sought shelter in Twofold Bay during adverse winds and took the opportunity to survey the area […]
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1837
Despatch to Lord Glenelg, Secretary of State for the colonies from Governor Bourke 9 Mar: “I am bound to state, that further reflection, and the advantages of personal observation,
1836
After Gov. Bourke’s visit approval was granted for the Legislative Council to issue licences to depasture vacant Crown Land beyond the limits of location. This legitimised the position of squatters
1834
In a despatch from Governor Richard Bourke to Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State for the colonies 4th July, 1834 Governor Bourke communicated the proposal of Mr. James Atkinson, for
1832
Peter Imlay en route from Launceston to Sydney in his chartered schooner ‘Elizabeth’ stopped in Twofold Bay in order to investigate the extraordinary rumours of wild killer whales assisting whalers.