Facts about edward john eyre 10 facts about edward john eyre. Eyre, edward john, in dictionary of national biography second supplement, london. Family of edward john eyre and adelaide fanny ormond. The expedition ended at depot creek, near mt arden. Today, edward john eyre high school, also known as senior secondary campus of the whyalla secondary college, has a student population of over 400. Edward john eyre high school is located in grundel street whyalla norrie, south australia. It boasts one straight stretch of 146 km putting drivers at risk from fatigue, and has served as an ad hoc runway for royal flying doctor service planes. Eyre peninsula, large promontory of south australia, projecting into the indian ocean. Edward john eyre 5 august 1815 30 november 1901 was an english land explorer of the australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial governor of jamaica edward john eyre. On october 11, 1865, a revolt by blacks began at morant bay, and, in the repression that followed, the total of executions passed 400. Edward john eyre18151901 was an early explorer of the inland regions of new south wales, south australia, and western australia. Rochester lived with bertha in the west indies for four years, but his marriage and life were miserable. Edward john eyre was born on the 5th of august 1815 in bedfordshire, in england. Eyre timeline and data mainly for researchers ivan.
Five began the expedition, but only 2 survived to tell the tale. In 1840, a young edward john eyre embarked on a pioneering trek from adelaide to western australia. The life of edward john eyre timeline timetoast timelines. The family remained important landowners and local politicians into the early 20thcentury. Eyre rode out of fowlers ba accompanied by john baxter, three aboriginal men known as wylie, joey and yarry, several horses and six sheep. Eyre then caused the islands legislature to abolish itself and the jamaican constitution january 17, 1866, whereupon jamaica became a crown colony. Edward john eyre 18151901, explorer, emigrated to nsw from england when he was 17. Edward john eyre british explorer and official britannica. Eyre, edward john 18151901 people and organisations.
While in australia he became a shepherd before the age of eighteen. He attended grammar school and shortly after moved to sydney, australia. Edward john eyre edward john eyre preface article count. June 17 1239 july 7, 7 he was the son of king henry iii and eleanor of provence. Journals of expeditions of discovery into central australia. About adelaide fanny eyre daughter of captain osmond, r. The first european to see the mountain now known as mt. In 1840 this trek was reversed by eyres overseer, john baxter. Below is a termbyterm timeline of all vet block weeks.
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Eyre was born in whipsnade, bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved to hornsea, yorkshire, where he. The life of edward john eyre, late governor of jamaica by hume, hamilton. Eyre accepts unwise partnership with john s morphy and robert campbell to. Rochester bummed around europe taking different mistresses and living it up. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Publication date 1867 topics eyre, edward john, 18151901, jamaica. Edward john eyre was an english explorer of australia and an administrator in new zealand and the west indies. His father was the reverend anthony eyre, vicar of hornsea.
This was 5 years after edward john eyre had blazed the trail. Fairfax is not the owner of thornfield, but it is a james edward rochester. Built during the boom period, student enrolment reached around 1,500 in the 1970s. Reading through the book one learns that edward eyre was the governor of jamaica at the time and had been slated by some of the british public and press for not keeping the black people under control in jamaica, whereby they believed. Arrived new zealand, as lt govenor on the ship glentanner. Eyre was born in england where his father was a minister.
Eyre timeline and data mainly for researchers ivan rudolph. John pressures jane to marry him for several weeks, but jane continues refusing. Achievements edward john eyre was the first european to successfully cross australia from east to west. Eyre was replaced as governor by john peter grant who arrived in august 1866. Edward funded a large quantity of this project and even suggested that they try heading north, instead of west. The memorial commemorates explorer, edward john eyre who passed through port lincoln in august 1839 on his exploration of the west and north boundaries of eyre peninsula and in october 1840 on his epic journey to western australia. Edward john eyre australias early explorers on vimeo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jane eyres husbandthe life of edward rochester. John returns to moor house only to find that jane is gone. John leaves moor house and goes to cambridge for two weeks to say goodbye to friends before leaving for india. The cairn commemorates edward john eyre 18151901 an english land explorer of the australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial governor of jamaica.
Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. A story of reconciliation that we can all learn from. Rochester took bertha back to england and confined her at thornfield hall. Jane eyres husbandthe life of edward rochester kindle edition by bradley, tara. Edward john eyre was burried in whitechurch, near tavistock. Emigrating from england for reasons of health, eyre reached australia in march 1833. Samuel, rowland died young, katherine died young, mary and anne.
He was awarded a gold medal of the royal geographic society for his amazing journey, it was in 1846 that he made the lieutenantgovernor of new zealand before he retired to england. Resources by edward john eyre 60 journals of expeditions of discovery into central australia and overland from adelaide to king georges sound in the years 18401841. Edward john eyre 5 august 1815 30 november 1901 was an english land explorer of the australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial governor of jamaica. Rochesters father and brother died and he inherited the family estate. In 1966 the first encyclopedia of new zealand was published in three thick volumes. The significance of edwards expedition was that it was one of the longest expeditions across australia on some extremely hard terrain. Edward john eyre edward john eyre 18151901 was an english explorer of australia and an administrator in new zealand 1 and the west indies 2. On 1 may 1839 edward john eyre left adelaide with a party of five men on an expedition to the north. Contrary to general belief, edward john eyre was born not at hornsea, yorkshire, but at whipsnade in bedfordshire on aug.
The first of their six children, john, was born in 1659. Eyre peninsula peninsula, south australia, australia. A broadbased triangular formation about 200 miles 320 km on each side, it extends from a base along the gawler ranges and lies between the great australian bight to the west and spencer gulf to the east. Edward and wylie came across a group dedicated to exploring an overland route to the west. The memory of explorer edward john eyre will be perpetuated by a monument being prepared by the bishop estate progressive association at port.
Eyre passed through the district in may 1839 and named the rocky river and the crystal brook. His remaining family was his wife sinse 1850, adelaide fanny, and his five children. Eyre, edward john 1966 encyclopaedia of new zealand te ara. Exactly 150 years after paul bogle was hanged, governor edward john eyre was yesterday found guilty of conspiracy to murder bogle, george william gordon, leticia geohagen, and mary ward. Ada austen eyre was the daughter of edward john eyre explorer in australia and governor of jamaica and adelaide fanny ormond. Edward john eyre 18151901, explorer and governor, was born on 5 august 1815 at whipsnade, bedfordshire, england, third son of anthony william eyre. He took his stock overland to melbourne where he sold them at a profit and returned to sydney. Edward john eyre was born on august 5th, 1815 to a reverend anthony william eyre and his wife sarah. Volume 1 relates some of the darkest moments he witnessed, including desperate searches for water, conflict, and murder. Edward john eyre wikisource, the free online library. Edward john eyre sculptures kimba district council. Edward john eyre 18151901, together with his aboriginal friend wylie, was the first man to cross southern australia from east to west, travelling across the nullarbor plain from adelaide to albany.
His wife is named adelaide fanny, he had 4 sons and 1 daughter. He eventually sold his sheep and cattle in order to fund his explorations of interior australia. Addresses to his excellency edward john eyre morant bay rebellion letter from the parish of st. Biography edward john eyre australian dictionary of biography. Eleanor of castile 12411290 their surviving children were joan of acre, alphonso, earl of chester, edward later. Edward john eyre 18151901, together with his aboriginal friend wylie, was the first man to cross southern australia from east to west, travelling across the. Edward john eyre, born august 5, 1815, whipsnade, bedfordshire, englanddied november 30, 1901, near tavistock, devon, english explorer in australia for whom lake eyre and the eyre peninsula both in south australia are named.
Timeline and data mainly for researchers from eyre the forgotten explorer. It was next explored and climbed in december 1839, by governor gawler, captain charles sturt and party which included the young man, henry bryan, in whose honour gawler named the feature. He was tried for murder in the ruthless suppression of a jamaican uprising and was acquitted. Edward john eyre books, edward john eyre biography, edward john eyre quotes, books by edward john eyre, edward john eyres biography, edward john eyre poems, edward john eyre facts, read edward john eyre books free online, read edward john eyre ebooks online, edward john eyre journals of expeditions of discovery into central australia and overland volume i, edward john eyre journals of. In 1834 he acquired a 510 hectare property at molonglo plains, but struggled with sheep farming.
Edward john eyre 5 august 1815 30 november 1901 was an english land explorer of the australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial governor of jamaica early life. Jane eyres husbandthe life of edward rochester kindle. She married alexander hamilton miller haven gordon, son of reverend john frederick gordon and dorothea josepha miller, on 15 september 1881, in the prrish church, steeple aston, oxfordshire. Edward john eyre 5 august 1815 30 november 1901 was an english land explorer of the australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial. On his way he discovered a river which he named the broughton. Fairfaxs letters she has a strange bump in with an odd stranger. He showed some sympathy for the australian aborigines, and recommended that they be assimilated rather than annihilated. Edward john eyre, english explorer in australia for whom lake eyre and the eyre peninsula both in south australia are named. Bryan was the explorer edward john eyre who explored the area in july 1839.
John eyre married mary bigoe, daughter of phillip bigoe of newtown, lusmagh, county offaly, in the 1650s. Eyre set out to explore the interior of south australia, with two separate expeditions north to the flinders ranges and west to. An encyclopaedia of new zealand was a critical and publishing success at the time, and has been used as a basic reference work about the country since then. He came to australia when he was seventeen years old. Eyre, edward john 18151901, dictionary of australian biography angus and robertson, 1949. He made a name for himself as a grazier and explorer, and became a magistrate. Since the 1830s free people of color, like gordon, edward jordon, and robert osborn jamaica, had been elected to the jamaican house of assembly in increasing numbers, and that alarmed the colonial authorities. May 1839 this time he goes on a northern exploration. Taking with us the best part of what was left of the kangaroo, we crossed a stony ridge to the s. August 1815 eyre is born 20 march 1833 eyre arrived in australia 3 january 1838 eyre began his journey to be the first to arrive in south australia overland from sydney may 1839 this time he goes on a northern. Englishman edward john eyre 1815 1901 arrived in australia in 1883, at the age of seventeen. In 1834 he purchased a property at queanbeyan in nsw, but lost all his stock to disease and so determined to try his hand at overlanding sheep to port phillip and later to adelaide. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video.