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Biographical entry Blackman, James (1792? - 1868)
- Born
- 1792?
Kent, England - Died
- 22 March 1868
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Farmer and Explorer
Summary
James Blackman explored parts of Bathurst and Orange district in New South Wales.
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Born Kent, England, 1792?. Died Mudgee, 22 March 1868. Arrived Sydney 1801. One of ten farmers granted land at Bathurst 1818, another being his brother John (q.v.); superintendent of convicts at Bathurst 1819-21; marked out a road from Bathurst to Wallerawang 1820; explored a route from Bathurst to the Cudgegong River 1821; traced out a route from Wallerawang to Dabee, near Rylstone, with William Lawson (q.v.) 1822; played a leading part in opening up the district around Orange (formerly called Blackman's Swamp) and the Wellington valley.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Greaves, Bernard, 'Blackman, James (1792?-1868), farmer and explorer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 110-111. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010104b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Blackman, James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464248. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 July 2006
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