James Lethbridge Templer (1811-1845)
James was born in Dorset, England in 1811 and entered the East India Company in 1828. A decade later he left the company and sailed to Australia – a country he was destined to never leave…
William Manning 1763-1835
The majestic Manning River flows over 250 kms from Barrington Tops to the Pacific Ocean, but how much do we really know about the man whose name it bears?
William Johnson: a marked man
Many convicts transported to Australia in the nineteenth century bore tattoos. These marks were recorded along with other physical characteristics…
Matthew Hopwood – Convict and Sydney Duck
One of the convicts assigned to the Port Stephens estate of the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) was Matthew Hopwood. Matthew, a 21 year old, illiterate…
Tahlee House
Nestled in the grounds of Tahlee Ministries near Carrington is the beautiful, heritage-listed ‘Tahlee House’. It was built in 1826 by the Australian Agricultural Company…
The Australian Agricultural Company: Introduction
The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is Australia’s oldest continuous company. It was established in 1824 through an Act of British Parliament for the purpose of improving flocks of Merino sheep…