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In 1794 and 1799 Superintendent of Convicts Nicholas Devine was granted 210 acres on the edge of the current CBD of Sydney. After the demise of Governor Bligh (to whom he was closely allied) Devine reluctantly retired to his estate where, as an old man living alone, he was constantly beaten and robb...

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1. Verfasser: Murphy, Matt (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Brookvale, N.S.W. : The GHR Press, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:In 1794 and 1799 Superintendent of Convicts Nicholas Devine was granted 210 acres on the edge of the current CBD of Sydney. After the demise of Governor Bligh (to whom he was closely allied) Devine reluctantly retired to his estate where, as an old man living alone, he was constantly beaten and robbed. An Irish convict named Bernard Rochford befriended the old man in 1825 and upon his death in 1830 forged a Will and seized control of the estate and proceeded to subdivide it and sell it off. Many of the purchasers (and others, including the Governor) knew Rochford was in no position to sell the.
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Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0868069248
9780868069241
9780868069234
086806923X

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