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unusual facts about Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo



Batman's Treaty

Arthur was not pleased with the Association's actions, and wrote to the Governor of New South Wales, Richard Bourke.

Billibellary

The 1835 proclamation by Governor Richard Bourke implemented the doctrine of "terra nullius" upon which British settlement was based, reinforcing the concept that there was no prior land owner to British possession and that Aboriginal people could not sell or assign the land, and individuals could only acquire it through distribution by the Crown.

Proclamation of Governor Bourke

The Proclamation of Governor Bourke was a document written by Sir Richard Bourke, KCB, the Governor of New South Wales, and issued by the British Colonial Office on 26 August 1835.

Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo

In 1873, the newly discovered swallowtail butterfly Papilio mayo from the Andaman Islands was named in honor of the late earl.

William Hobson

During the next three months, Hobson and his officers thoroughly surveyed Port Phillip, the northern portion of which, by direction of Governor Sir Richard Bourke, was named Hobson's Bay, after him.


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