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# Family Name First Name Ship Date Location Reference Remarks
77162MenziesLieutenant-1804 14 March-HR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. Ed by F. M. Bladen, Lansdowne Slattery & Company, Mona Vale, N.S.W.,1979, p. 360Royal Marines. Offering his services to superintend the new settlement at Coal River to be formed in the aftermath of the rebellion at Castle Hill
77163MenziesLieutenant-1804 14 March-HR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. pp. 360-361,Governor King informing Lieut. Menzies that his new situation at Coal River would require great exertions and that he was not able to fix remuneration
77164MenziesLieutenant-1804 15 March-HR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. p.362Lieut. Menzies receiving information that he was appointed to the command of the new settlement at Coal Harbour
77166MenziesLieutenant-1804 25 MarchNewcastleSGAppointed Magistrate of Newcastle settlement
77173MenziesLieutenant-1804 19 AprilNewcastleHR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. pp. 367 - 368Arrived in King's Town on 30th March. Selected suitable place for settlement. Went ashore in a small boat prior to the other vessels entering the harbour
77177MenziesLieutenant-1804 19 AprilNewcastleHR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. pp. 367 - 368Named the new settlement at Coal River 'King's Town' in honour of Gov. King
77178MenziesLieutenant-1804 19 AprilNewcastleHR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805, pp. 367 - 368Recommended a few guns be placed on 'a commanding height above the town'
77181MenziesLieutenant-1804 24 MayKing's Town (Newcastle)HRA Series 1 vol. V, pp. 412 - 414Sent six natives to Sydney soon after settlement. The natives returned in May with 'Bongaru' (?Bungaree) having been given a jacket, cap, blanket etc
77189MenziesLieutenant-1804 1 JulyNewcastleHRA Series 1 vol. V, pp. 415 - 416Travelled 'up the river' and returned on a raft bringing 70 logs
77193MenziesLieutenant-1804 16 JulyNewcastleHR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. p. 403.Commandant at Hunter River. Returning to head quarters on private business for a short time
77194MenziesLieutenant-1804 16 JulyNewcastleHRA Series 1 vol. V, p. 417Ensign Cressy to command Newcastle settlement in the absence of Lieut. Menzies
77211MenziesLieutenant-1805 3 MarchNewcastleSGReturned to Sydney from Newcastle on the 'Francis' with Charles Throsby
77213MenziesLieutenant--1805 15 MarchHR NSW, Vol. V, King 1803, 1804, 1805. pp. 570 - 571Resigned from position of Commandant at Newcastle. To return to England to his duty with the Royal Marines
17119MenziesLieutenant Charles01804Coal RiverCSIAppointed Commandant at Coal River

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