Through the eyes of Thomas Pamphlett : [electronic resource] : convict and castaway
Pearce, Chris2014
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Thomas Pamphlett (1788?-1838), sometimes Pamphlet, also known as James Groom,
was a convict in colonial Australia. He is best known for his time as a castaway
in the Moreton Bay area, halfway up the eastern coast of Australia, in 1823.[1]
He was marooned with two others, Richard Parsons and John Finnegan, until
rescued by explorer John Oxley in Mermaid on 29 November of that year. They were
the first white people to live in the area.They led Oxley to a large river,
later named the Brisbane River. Consequently, a new colony at Moreton Bay was
established in 1824. Ironically, Pamphlett, an ex-convict, committed another
crime and was sentenced to seven years at the new settlement. It eventually
became Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Without Pamphlett and his
fellow castaways, Brisbane may never have been founded.
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Author:
Pearce, Chris, Author
Imprint:
Acacia Ridge, Queensland : Australian eBook Publisher, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781925177619
Language:
English
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BRN:
433455
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