Significant Australian in Early Settlement by Jess Shelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e en-us 2017-02-16 01:06:37 UTC 2026-01-22 21:47:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png John Macarthur jessieshelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154199960 2017-02-16 01:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154199960 James Ruse sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154199979 2017-02-16 01:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154199979 John MacArthur jessieshelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154200263 John MacArthur is possibly one of the most important Australian free settlers. He arrived in Australia in 1790 as a pay master of the NSW Corps. 

]]> 2017-02-16 01:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154200263 jessieshelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154200836 Because of his high position of authority, he was able to get convicts to work on his land for him. ]]> 2017-02-16 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154200836 James Ruse found the first fertile land which was at Rose Hill (Parramatta) sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201075 2017-02-16 01:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201075 In 1789 he produced the first most successful wheat harvest in NSW sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201282 2017-02-16 01:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201282 jessieshelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201335 The government gave him more land because of his success in clearing the first lot of land he was given.]]> 2017-02-16 01:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201335 He repeated his success in 1790 sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201378 2017-02-16 01:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201378 He was rewarded by governor Philip with the first land grant made in NSW sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201454 2017-02-16 01:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201454 His 30 acre grant at Rose Hill was appropriately named 'Experiment Farm' sophiefreedman https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201600 2017-02-16 01:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201600 jessieshelley https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201756 He was a man on violent temperament and left NSW to face trial for dueling with another settler]]> 2017-02-16 01:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieshelley/mzqkvy52g97e/wish/154201756