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6 unusual facts about John Hindmarsh


John Hindmarsh

She was the mother of Maria, who married Sir Constantine Phipps, father of ambassador Sir Eric Phipps.

The Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh was originally laid out as a speculative subdivision, the Village of Hindmarsh, on land owned by him.

A grandson Alfred Hindmarsh was an MP and early Labour politician in New Zealand.

The Division of Hindmarsh federal electorate takes in the area near the proclamation site.

John Shaw-Lefevre

Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia, was named by Governor John Hindmarsh on 3 June 1837 after Shaw-Lefevre, who was one of South Australia's Colonisation Commissioners.

Southern Australian

As private secretary to Governor John Hindmarsh (as well as holding a number of other government appointments) Stevenson espoused a strong party line in the pages of the Register.



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