Year
1827
Description
Commandant Edmund Lockyer (1784-1860) appointed two abandoned sealers and experienced seamen, John Hobson and George Thomas as the first King George Sound Pilots for the newly acquired waters and Harbour in January.
On 21 January (coincidentally Lockyer’s birthday) the colours were displayed and a gun salute formally proclaimed the British occupation. Lockyer declared the name of the settlement as Frederickstown, but this was never officially adopted.
The Brig 'Amity' departed for Sydney Town on 24 January, returning on 8 August, bringing the first three European women to live in the new settlement. They were the wives of soldiers and they also brought with them four children.
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