Thomas Davey (governor)
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Thomas Davey was a New South Wales Marine and member of the First Fleet to New South Wales, who went on to become the second Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Thomas Davey
Proclamation board often wrongly attributed as "Governor Davey's Proclamation", painted in Van Diemen's Land about 1830 in the time of Governor Arthur. This was designed to show that colonists and aboriginals were equal before the law, and incorrectly depicted a policy of friendship and equal justice which simply did not exist at the height of the Black War.
Governor of Tasmania
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The governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of the monarch, currently King Charles III. The incumbent governor is Caroline Wells, who has been in the role since
Thomas Davey (governor)
…Thomas Davey (1758 – 2 May 1823) was a New South Wales Marine and member of the First Fleet to New South Wales, who went on to become the second Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Davey was born in England in 1758, the son of a mill owner. In 1775 Great Britain declared war on her American colonies; three years later Davey decided…
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