Year
1826
Description
Major Edmund Lockyer left Sydney on 9 November, arriving late on 25 December, anchoring at Princess Royal Harbour in the brig ‘Amity’ to claim the area for Britain, as instructed.
He and the commander of the ‘Amity’, Lt Colson Festing, went ashore the next day, scouting the area before selecting a camp site, then having stores and baggage boated ashore.
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