Name/TitleFamily history of Peter, James, George and Richard Brodie
About this objectFamily history of Peter, James, George and Richard Brodie, pioneers of Van Diemen's Land and the Port Phillip District.
Describes voyage to Australia in 1823 on the ship the 'Courier', and settlement in Tasmania and Victoria.
Details re squatting life with particular reference to Bulla Bulla (Deep Creek), Colliban (Campaspe), Five Mile, Kilmorie, Wonwondah, Helensville, Katesville, Newgrove and Harpsdale stations; Ballarat estates; partnership between George Brodie and Andrew Rose Cruikshank; Martin Batey; Australasian League; and biographical sketches of Captain David Brodie (father of the Brodie brothers) and George Sinclair Brodie (grandson of George Brodie).
George Sinclair Brodie (Snr) was the first government land auctioneer in the Port Phillip District.
NOTE: Included is additional information on the Brodie family history donated by Gerald Brodie (2008). This addresses the confusion between Mary Pain Wood [Payne Wood] who arrived on the 'Strathfieldsaye' (1832) and married George Brodie at Launceston in January 1833 and Mary Pain, who arrived on the 'Princess Royal' in 1834.
MakerBrodie, Keith Hurst, 1915 - .
Maker RoleCompiler
Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history
Subject and Association KeywordsTasmania
Subject and Association KeywordsPort Phillip District (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsBallarat (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsCampaspe Run
Subject and Association KeywordsSquatters and squatting runs
Subject and Association KeywordsGreenvale (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish community
Named CollectionManuscripts Collection
Object TypeDocument
Object numberMS 000619 (Box 283-2)
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