Putney : Bennelong Memorial
The Sydney suburb of Putney - originally known Eastern Farms and then as Kissing Point by the British colonists.
One of the first areas of British settlement, with convict James Squire settling there in 1792. Squire established his Malt Shovel brewery here shortly afterward.
NB : Colloquially known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' (this was a great area to watch the World Championship rowing races - held annually from the 1880s to 1930s), the name 'Putney' was taken from the London suburb.
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This particular item is a memorial marking the approximate location of Bennelong's burial. Erected by the Australian Bicentennial Authority in 1988.
Bennelong came from the Wangal clan (southern side of the Parramatta River), and was captured in late 1789 on the orders of Governor Arthur Phillip. Although he managed to escape after six months, he eventually returned peacefully to the settlement of Sydney.
Phillip built him a brick hut at Tubowgulye, now Bennelong Point (where the Sydney Opera House is sited) and took him to England two years later. When Bennelong died in 1813, he was buried at Kissing Point, in an orchard on the grounds of the brewer James Squire.
Nanbarry - nephew of Colebee, a Cadigal clan elder was also buried here. Nanbarry died in 1821, and had requested a burial site which overlooked the Parramatta River.
Read MoreOne of the first areas of British settlement, with convict James Squire settling there in 1792. Squire established his Malt Shovel brewery here shortly afterward.
NB : Colloquially known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' (this was a great area to watch the World Championship rowing races - held annually from the 1880s to 1930s), the name 'Putney' was taken from the London suburb.
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This particular item is a memorial marking the approximate location of Bennelong's burial. Erected by the Australian Bicentennial Authority in 1988.
Bennelong came from the Wangal clan (southern side of the Parramatta River), and was captured in late 1789 on the orders of Governor Arthur Phillip. Although he managed to escape after six months, he eventually returned peacefully to the settlement of Sydney.
Phillip built him a brick hut at Tubowgulye, now Bennelong Point (where the Sydney Opera House is sited) and took him to England two years later. When Bennelong died in 1813, he was buried at Kissing Point, in an orchard on the grounds of the brewer James Squire.
Nanbarry - nephew of Colebee, a Cadigal clan elder was also buried here. Nanbarry died in 1821, and had requested a burial site which overlooked the Parramatta River.
Putney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The suburb of Putney - originally known Eastern Farms and then as Kissing Point by the British colonists.
One of the first areas of British settlement, with convict James Squire settling there in 1792. Squire established his Malt Shovel brewery here shortly afterward.
NB : Colloquially known as the known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' (this was a great area to watch the World Championship rowing races - held annually from the 1880s to 1930s), the name 'Putney' was taken from the London suburb.
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This particular site is Cleves Park, Douglas Street. Next to the memorial marking the approximate location of Bennelong's burial.
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