Thomas Brisbane
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Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet was a British Army officer, colonial administrator and astronomer. He served in many important wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
Portrait by Friedrich T. Schenck, 1850
1819 miniature portrait of Brisbane
Remains of observatory in Parramatta Park, Parramatta, NSW
The Brisbane family vault in Largs
Ralph Darling
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General Sir Ralph Darling was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831. His period of governorship was unpopular, with Darling bein
Thomas Brisbane
…Schenck, 1850 6th Governor of New South Wales In office 1 December 1821 – 1 December 1825 Monarch George IV Preceded by Lachlan Macquarie Succeeded by Ralph Darling Personal details Born 23 July 1773 Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Died 27 January 1860 (aged 86) Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Alma mater University of Edinburgh…
Governor Ralph Darling
Eliza Darling, 1825 portrait by John Linnell