Newcastle

Assistant Surgeon for the 48th Regiment of Foot, Abraham Fenton arrived in Australia on board the Minerva on 30th April 1818 with Captain Allman, Lieutenant Wilson and other soldiers from the 48th Regiment. On board were Captain Allman's wife Sarah Wilson and their three children. One hundred and sixty convicts also travelled on the Minerva, three of whom died on the journey.

Dr. Fenton was appointed Assistant Surgeon at Newcastle in 1820 and attributed the poor health of military personnel at Newcastle to the dearth of fresh provisions in the settlement.

He was appointed Surgeon in 1821 and accompanied Captain Allman to Port Macquarie where a Penal Settlement was to be established on the recommendation of Colonel Erskine. They landed there on 17-18th April 1821. He remained in Port Macquarie until 1824-25 and was replaced Francis Moran

Fenton Island and Fenton Passage near Telegraph Point were named after him