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Recent Posts
- When John met Sarah – convict courtship
- Would you like to start genealogy blogging?
- My ancestor was from London – where do I start?
- Some happy finds
- The Factory above the Gaol – women convicts in 1818
- What did Mary do on Monday? Women’s work
- The cook, the thieves, the prostitute and the postillion – convicts transported to Australia
- Wealth for Toil – Australia Day challenge for 2012
- Family myths, cover-ups – what did Nicholas Delaney really do?
- What else was happening in Australia?
Past posts
Link to ‘A Rebel Hand’ website
A Rebel Hand: Nicholas Delaney of 1798 - the book
Tag Archives: Roadbuilder
Did Nicholas build the oldest bridge in Australia?
If you visit the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, take a few minutes to look for a small bridge over a stream near the Wollemi Pine, ‘Australia’s homegrown Christmas tree’, close to the information booth. This is Macquarie Culvert. The … Continue reading
Posted in Macquarie, Nicholas Delaney
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Convict, Macquarie, NSW, Oldest bridge in Australia, Roadbuilder, Royal Botanic Garden
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At the heart of Sydney
‘One of the most historically significant urban spaces in Sydney and Australia’. That’s how another of Nicholas Delaney’s building projects has been described by New South Wales’s Office of Environment and Heritage. It’s Macquarie Place. Just over a fortnight after … Continue reading
Posted in Macquarie, Roadbuilder
Tagged Australia, Convict, Greenway, Macquarie, Macquarie Place, Nicholas Delaney, Roadbuilder
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Making roads for Macquarie
Staying in New South Wales for this post, I’ll be looking at Nicholas Delaney’s road building for Governor Lachlan Macquarie. There are no records to show exactly when Nicholas began working on the roads of the new colony. He had … Continue reading
Posted in Macquarie, Roadbuilder
Tagged Convict, Domain, Free pardon, Macquarie, Mrs Macquarie, Nicholas Delaney, Roadbuilder, Western Highway
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