Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore, Charles Edward Broadhurst, John Drummond, Richard Spencer, John Molloy, Peter Broun, Matthew Blagden Hale, Marshall Clifton, Robert Menli Lyon, Georgiana Molloy, Thomas Brown, William Locke Brockman, Frederick Irwin, Edward Hamersley, Thomas Peel, John Wollaston, Johnston Drummond, George Shenton, Sr., John Bussell, Peter Belches, Alexander Collie, Edward Pomeroy Barrett-Lennard, William Mackie, James Harding, Frederick Panter, William Goldwyer, Alfred Bussell, Bussell family, Henry Bull, Stephen Stanley Parker, Wallace Bickley, Hamersley family, John Burdett Wittenoom, Charles Macfaull, Joshua Gregory, Peter Pegus, Frederick Ludlow, Lockier Burges, William Burges, Mangles family, Thomas Watson, Du Bois Agett. Excerpt: Admiral Sir James Stirling RN (28 January 1791 - 23 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. In 1854, when Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station, Stirling on his own initiative signed Britain's first Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty. Throughout his career Stirling showed considerable diplomatic skill and was selected for a number of sensitive missions. Paradoxically, this was not reflected in his personal dealings with officialdom and his hopes for preferment received many rebuffs. Stirling entered the Royal Navy at age 12 and as a midshipman saw action in the Napoleonic Wars. Rapid promotion followed and when he was 21 he received his first command, the 28-gun sloop HMS Brazen, and, in the War of 1812 between the USA and the UK, seized two prizes. The Brazen carried the news of th...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Settlers of Western Australia: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore. To get started finding Settlers of Western Australia: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Settlers of Western Australia: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore, Charles Edward Broadhurst, John Drummond, Richard Spencer, John Molloy, Peter Broun, Matthew Blagden Hale, Marshall Clifton, Robert Menli Lyon, Georgiana Molloy, Thomas Brown, William Locke Brockman, Frederick Irwin, Edward Hamersley, Thomas Peel, John Wollaston, Johnston Drummond, George Shenton, Sr., John Bussell, Peter Belches, Alexander Collie, Edward Pomeroy Barrett-Lennard, William Mackie, James Harding, Frederick Panter, William Goldwyer, Alfred Bussell, Bussell family, Henry Bull, Stephen Stanley Parker, Wallace Bickley, Hamersley family, John Burdett Wittenoom, Charles Macfaull, Joshua Gregory, Peter Pegus, Frederick Ludlow, Lockier Burges, William Burges, Mangles family, Thomas Watson, Du Bois Agett. Excerpt: Admiral Sir James Stirling RN (28 January 1791 - 23 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. In 1854, when Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station, Stirling on his own initiative signed Britain's first Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty. Throughout his career Stirling showed considerable diplomatic skill and was selected for a number of sensitive missions. Paradoxically, this was not reflected in his personal dealings with officialdom and his hopes for preferment received many rebuffs. Stirling entered the Royal Navy at age 12 and as a midshipman saw action in the Napoleonic Wars. Rapid promotion followed and when he was 21 he received his first command, the 28-gun sloop HMS Brazen, and, in the War of 1812 between the USA and the UK, seized two prizes. The Brazen carried the news of th...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Settlers of Western Australia: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore. To get started finding Settlers of Western Australia: James Stirling, James Drummond, John Septimus Roe, Mark John Currie, William Mitchell, George Fletcher Moore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.