#OnThisDay 1 December 1820 Governor Macquarie marked out the site for the new settlement of Campbelltown in southwestern Sydney, on Dharawal land. The town was named Campbell-Town, after Elizabeth Macquarie's maiden name.
In 1827 the first measured plans of the town were drawn up but it was another four years until the first settlers were allowed to take up possession of their land. Campbelltown Council was incorporated in 1882.
In this episode Martyn highlights one of the most valuable and iconic parts of the State Archives collection: the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence. If you're researching someone who was a convict, free immigrant, someone who was naturalised, sent to gaol, or admitted to an asylum you may find references to them in these records.
Parish maps function as indexes to land titling and land tenure records. We show you how to make sense of all of the details on a parish map.
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