biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1764–1837)
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| biography:
| Pioneer Australian road builder, born in Wimbourne Minster, Dorset, S England, UK. He arrived in Australia in 1800 as a lieutenant in the New South Wales Corps, and purchased land which he farmed. In 1814 Governor Lachlan Macquarie made him superintendent of works for a new road over the Blue Mountains, which he completed in just six months. He then returned to farming, and established a flock of sheep famous for the quality of its wool. |
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