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New port pawtucket and warwick are all located in what state?
Rhode Island
Where is Botany bay located?
Botany Bay is located about 8 km south of Port Jackson, where Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, lies.
Why was Port Jackson chosen and not Botany Bay?
When the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip immediately determined that there was insufficient fresh water, an absence of usable timber, poor quality soil and no safe harbour at Botany Bay. Thus the fleet was moved to Port Jackson, arriving on 26 January 1788.
What did John Batman do?
John Batman is regarded as the founder of Victoria, and he was the first settler in the Melbourne area. John Batman was born in Parramatta, Sydney, in 1801. As a native born Australian, Batman was interested in opening up new pastureland in order to develop the growth of the colonies. He applied for land in the Westernport Bay area of southern Australia, now Victoria, but was not granted any. In May 1835, he led a syndicate calling themselves the 'Port Phillip Association' to explore Port Phillip Bay, looking for suitable sites for a settlement. On 6 June 1835, he signed a 'treaty' with the Aborigines, giving him free access to almost 250,000 hectares of land. In August that year, Governor Bourke declared Batman's treaties invalid, and issued a proclamation warning off him and his syndicate as trespassers on crown land. Despite the attempts at government intervention, the foundling settlement of Melbourne remained, and flourished. Batman's place in Australian history is unique for several reasons. He was the only 19th century white to acknowledge that Aborigines owned land. He set out to undertake an annual rental for what was then a reasonable amount of food and goods, rather than buy it from them for a pittance. Further, he is the only native-born Australian to have founded a state capital city.
Who is the first mayor of Port coquitlam?
James Mars, a local merchant, was the first Mayor of the new City of Port Coquitlam which was incorporated 17 March 1913, according to the book "Port Coquitlam,City of Rivers and Mountains", published 1988 by the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam.
