John Conway Bourke

John Conway Bourke

was born in Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland 24th June 1815 and was transported to Australia as a convict in 1836. (4) JC Bourke was under the offer of a pardon if he delivered the mail between Melbourne and the Murray River for one year. He had a tight time schedule to...
Charles Bonney

Charles Bonney

Charles Bonney was born on 31 October 1813 in England and in August 1834 at the age of 21 sailed for the colony to take up a position as a clerk for Judge William Burton. (1) (3) After a voyage of 18 weeks, he landed on 12 December 1834 in Sydney and began work,...
David Reid

David Reid

David Reid took up ‘Carraragarmungee’ station in September 1838. He was just 18 years of age. (1) (2) His father, Dr David Reid was appointed doctor on convict ships and made 3 or 4 journeys with considerable improvement to the health of convict passengers and with...
Lady Jane Franklin

Lady Jane Franklin

Lady Jane Franklin travelled from Melbourne to Sydney in April 1839 making detailed entries in her diary describing the scenery, plants, animals and the places they camped but most importantly, she wrote of her impressions of the indigenous people she met. Her diary...
Elliot Herriot

Elliot Herriot

According to JFH Mitchell, Elliot Heriot was in charge of Dora Dora when the station was attacked by blacks led by Merriman and Jackendebby. But the attack was unsuccessful as King George, a senior Wiradjuri man warned Elliot Heriot before the event giving the white...