Charles Throsby (1771 - 1828) was an Australian explorer who opened up much new land beyond the Blue Mountains. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia, which borders Sydney 's metropolitan area beginning approximately 50 kilometres
Throsby was born at Leicester, England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He arrived in Australia as surgeon of the transport Coromandel on 13 June 1802, soon afterwards joined the medical staff, and in October was appointed a magistrate and acting-surgeon at Castle Hill. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the In August 1804 he was transferred to Newcastle, and in April 1805 was made superintendent there. The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Towards the end of 1808 he was given a grant of 500 acres (2 km²) at Cabramatta, and in the following year resigned his position at Newcastle. Cabramatta is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In 1811 he was employed as agent by the colony's wealthiest landowner, Sir John Jamison, of Regentville. Sir John Jamison ( 1776 - 29 June 1844) was an Australian Physician, Pastoralist, Banker, Politician Regentville is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. He subsequently paid a visit to England and, in 1817, did some exploration near Moss Vale and Sutton Forest.
On 8 March 1818, with James Meehan, he set out to discover a route to Jervis Bay, and about three weeks later the party having been split up, Throsby's section reached Jervis Bay by way of the Kangaroo and Lower Shoalhaven rivers. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Meehan ( 1774 - April 21, 1826) was an Irish - Australian Explorer and surveyor. For other uses of the term Jervis Bay please refer to Jervis Bay (disambiguation. Another valuable piece of exploration was begun by Throsby on 25 April 1819 when he left the Cowpastures, and travelling first south-south-west, then west, north-west, and north-north-west, finished his journey near the site of Bathurst. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Macquarie stated in a dispatch that "the rich fertile country passed over by Mr Throsby . . . will be fully equal to meet every increase of the population . . . for many years". Throsby himself was given a grant of land near Moss Vale at Bong Bong. Bong Bong was a small township in the Southern Highlands in New South Wales, Australia. [1]
Whilst Throsby was looking for the path down to Jervis Bay, he was in a box valley, (as kangaroo valley is in one of only seven in the world) in other words a perfectly round valley, he had no hope of finding his way there so he couldn't decide whether to keep going or head back. Fortunately for him a pair of aboriginals, helped him get through the valley by way of Meryla Pass.
He was put in charge of the construction of a road to the Goulburn plains and in August of that year two of his men reached Lake George. Goulburn is a provincial City in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. Lake George (or' Weerewaa' in the indigenous language is a Lake in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia about 30 minutes drive north-east In October Governor Macquarie visited this district with Throsby, and while he was there Throsby and two other men made further explorations. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824 Scottish Gaelic spelling Lachlan MacGuaire) British military officer The details of this trip are lost, but it is probable that Throsby passed through what is now the Australian Capital Territory and that he reached the Yass River. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory The Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. On 20 March 1821 Throsby with two companions made an expedition to reach the Murrumbidgee River, having heard of its existence from the aborigines. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT Coming first to the Molonglo River he probably discovered the Murrumbidgee below Tuggeranong early in April 1821. The Molonglo River rises on the western side of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia in the state of New South Wales. Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the Capital city of Australia.
In November 1824 Throsby was one of the 10 landholders and merchants submitted by Governor Brisbane to Earl Bathurst as suitable for appointment for a colonial council, and when the council was formed in December 1825 three of these were appointed of whom Throsby was one. Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB ( July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860) soldier His standing in the community was very high and he was the owner of about 20,000 acres (80 km²) and large and valuable herds of cattle. Unfortunately for himself, about the year 1811 he had become security for the purchase of a vessel by a friend who had left the colony and then died. Proceedings were taken against Throsby which were long drawn out, and eventually a verdict against him was obtained for £4000. His health had not been good for some time and becoming depressed, on 2 April 1828 he committed suicide by shooting himself. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Throsby is not one of the better known Australian explorers, but his work was valuable and had an important influence on the opening up of the country beyond the Blue Mountains.
Throsby is commemorated in the name of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Throsby. For the Canberra suburb of Throsby see Throsby Australian Capital Territory The Commonwealth Electoral Division of Throsby is an Australian
References
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Throsby, Charles". Dictionary of Australian Biography. The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
Notes
- ^ Canberra's Engineering Heritage, William Charles Andrews, Institution of Engineers, Canberra, 1990 p1
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