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5 unusual facts about Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire


Carrington, New South Wales

Carrington is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and is named after Lord Carrington, governor of N.S.W. in 1887 when the area was proclaimed a municipality.

Charles Kerry

In 1890, the Governor of New South Wales, Lord Carrington appointed Kerry as his official photographer.

Freshwater, New South Wales

The Harbord Estate was named to honour the wife of New South Wales Governor Lord Carrington (Robert Wynn Carrington) (1885–1990).

Six Foot Track

The first recorded journey on the track was in 1887 by the NSW Governor, Lord Carrington, and his wife.

Sydney Trades Hall

In 1888 Lord Carrington, as State Governor (also Grand Master Freemason of the United Grand Lodge in NSW), laid the foundation stone of Sydney's Trades Hall.


Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey

Between 1885 and 1888, he served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Carrington, then Governor of New South Wales.

Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire

title=Governor of New South Wales


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