Lot Essay
Shortland (1739-1803) discovered the Hunter River near Newcastle and the coal deposits in the area
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GOVERNOR JOHN HUNTER (1737-1821)
A handwritten land grant, signed, dated 1st January 1800, to Lieutenant John Shortland of the Royal Navy of "three hundred and eighty acres of land laying to the District of Banks Town situate on the eastside of the Prospect Creek..." manuscript on paper, signature of witnesses: George Johnston and Charles Grimes, 40 x 33 cm. (15¾ x 13 in.), restored, faded
A handwritten land grant, signed, dated 1st January 1800, to Lieutenant John Shortland of the Royal Navy of "three hundred and eighty acres of land laying to the District of Banks Town situate on the eastside of the Prospect Creek..." manuscript on paper, signature of witnesses: George Johnston and Charles Grimes, 40 x 33 cm. (15¾ x 13 in.), restored, faded
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