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The late John McFadyen was a native of Coll, Scotland. He left Scotland with his parents, sailing in the ship Brilliant and arrived in Sydney Harbour on January 26, 1838. He and his parents with many of the passengers left Sydney by steamer and landed in Morpeth. Some of the Highlanders went to Singleton where they were greatly impressed with the sight of a big windmill. They made an arrangement by which they obtained land for farming, but they found that they could do no good with it, so they nearly all made back to Maitland. John McFadyen with his parents settled on a rich flat named Bolwarra. In those days Bolwarra was a sense scrub, and it required men of a good stamp to face it and clear the land for farming. However McFadyen was a man of stamina who faced the task manfully and succeeded. He also withstood several heavy floods and was one of the foremost over 35 years ago to make embankments to stop the flood waters overcoming the flats. For many years he was a committee man of the H.R.A. and H. Association of which he was a member till the time of his death. He was also one of the principal movers in the establishment of the Farms Union in Maitland, which has proved so beneficial to the business of West Maitland. He also took a lively interest in the found of the West Maitland School of Arts, and also of the Largs School of Arts, being a trustee of the latter for a number of years.
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Hunter River district
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Obituary of Angus McGregor. Born near Morpeth in 1851, a son of Duncan McGregor who was one of a group of Highland Scots settlers who arrived on the ship Brilliant in 1838. Angus McGregor was Duncan's eldest surviving son and was prominent in the agricultural community. President of the Bolwarra Shire Council and a keen amateur cyclist. In 1891 aged 40 he established a record for a cycle ride from Brisbane to Sydney. Survived by a son and 2 daughters
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Free emigrant. Farm servant. Arrived with wife and four children. Engaged by James Barker as a tenant farmer
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Free emigrant. Farm servant. Arrived with wife and four children. Engaged by James Barker at Hunter River as tenant farmer
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Farm servant. Free emigrant. Arrived with wife and three children. Engaged by James Bowman as tenant farmer
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Maitland Family History Circle's Pre 1900 Pioneer Register
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Born 1797 Scotland. Spouse Mary McKinnon. For more information see Pioneer Register Entry No. 900
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Farm servant. Free emigrant. Arrived with wife and four children. Engaged by James Barker as a tenant farmer.
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Farm servant. Free emigrant. Arrived with his wife and 2 sons. Engaged by James Barker at Hunter River as a tenant farmer. http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.asp?series=NRS5313&item=4_4780&ship=Brilliant
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Maitland Family History Circle's Pre 1900 Pioneer Register
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Born 1834 Scotland, son of Charles McLean and Mary McKinnon. Spouse Ann Cameron. For more informaton see Pioneer Register Entry No. 902
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Farm servant. Free emigrant. Arrived with his wife and three children. Engaged as a tenant farmer at Hunter River by James Barker
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Farm servant age 36. Wife age 35. Five sons and three daughters, emigrants on the Brilliant in 1838. Employed by Mr. Jones at Liverpool Plains on arrival..http://tinyurl.com/pufjn8s
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State Archives NSW; Item: 2/2016; Roll: 759. Gaol description books. Ancestry
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Came free. Admitted to Newcastle gaol.
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State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
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Came free. Sent to Newcastle gaol by the Sheriff in Sydney. Admitted as a debtor