Plan of parts of George Brown's 300 acres grant of 1st May 1833 (portion 18) [cartographic material] : City of Greater Wollongong, locality: Dapto, Parish of Calderwood, County of Camden / Robert Dovers, surveyor
- Bib ID:
- 4776019
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Wollongong (N.S.W.). Council
- Online Version:
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- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MAP G8974.W6G46 1967 copy
- Edition:
- [Amended version]
- Scale:
- Scale [1:3,600], 300 feet to an inch (E 150°47'/S 34°30').
- Description:
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- [1967]
- 1 ms. map of 3 sheets : dyeline ; 72 x 41 cm. on sheets 42 x 54 cm. or smaller.
- Biography/History:
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In 1833 George Brown received a grant of 300 acres covering the Brownsville area, south of Mullet Creek, and known as Mullet Creek Farm. He also received another 100 acres in 1834. In 1834 he transferred his 'Ship Inn' from Wollongong to this property and it became the nucleus of the original village of Dapto, but later renamed Brownsville.
George Brown was born in Fife (year unknown) and arrived in New South Wales in 1822, settling at Liverpool where he had an inn. In 1831 he opened the 'Ship Inn' at Wollongong and three years later transferred the license to a house at Mullet Creek, operating the inn under the same name. In 1838 the first inn burnt down and a second was built and operated as the 'Illawarra Lake Hotel'. In 1839 George Brown built a windmill near the inn and before long he had opened steam flour - mill. In 1841 an Anglican Church was planned for two acres offered by George Brown for this purpose. "The first trustees were Gerard Sheaffe and Arthur Marshall, a Dapto storekeeper; Henry Osborne and William Jenkins were added to the list in 1843, in which year it was reported that the foundations had been laid." By 1845 services could be performed and it was licensed by the Bishop of Australia. The first register of St. Luke's recording baptisms to 1865, marriages to 1856 and burials to 1874. In time the original church needed enlarging and the Osborne family decided to build a church in memory of their parents. The Osborne Memorial church was commenced in 1880 and opened in 1882. George Brown also began a coach service between Dapto and Wollongong - the trip ran three times a week, took an hour and cost four shillings. He also took a prominent part in the first Illawarra Agricultural Society. It was on his farm that the first ploughing matches in the Illawarra were held. The ploughing match was held on the 27th January 1846. Brown's old flour mill was the site of the first show held by the Illawarra Society at Dapto. George Brown also secured most of the contracts when the Great South Coast Road was being constructed from just outside Wollongong to the Minnamurra River. "In addition to his grants at Dapto, George Brown must have acquired a considerable amount of other property for the census of 1828 gave him credit of owning 2,900 acres of land, 460 cattle and 626 sheep". George Brown died on 5th August 1850, aged 56. He is buried in the St. Lukes Churchyard. He left two sons, John who inherited the mill and George William who inherited the inn.
- Notes:
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- Cadastral plan for land in the Wollongong suburb of Dapto, bounded by Unara Road, the Princes Highway, Darkes Road and Kanahooka Road. Note the Illawarra Railway line runs through the middle of this area. Note that under the section marked Statements of Proposed Easements, the owners of lot 20 give their consent to the road easements proceeding dated July 14, 1967. Corrections to the plan have been made up to 1967.
- Date of survey: 14th May 1964.
- At top left of sheet: Form 2.
- At top right of sheet: D.P.229044
- MAP G8974.W6G46 1967 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1796034741
- Subject:
- Genre/Form:
- Manuscript maps
- Time Coverage:
- 1967
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dovers, Robert
- Also Titled:
- George Brown's 300 acres grant of 1st May 1833
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the [Unadvertised subdivision plans of Illawarra, New South Wales, ca. 1920-1959].
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