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canaille: French slang
— rabble. William Grant Broughton was appointed Church of England Archdeacon of New South Wales in 1828. He arrived in the colony with his family per John in September 1829, taking over duties on 16 September of that year. In 1836 he was appointed first and only Bishop of Australia. He departed per Salacia 16 August 1852. [ADB]  Back
"…fretted with golden fire…" Hamlet Act II Scene 2. Back
"…thick inlaid with patinas of gold…" Merchant of Venice Act V Scene 1. Back
Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), Neapolitan; affinities with Caravaggio's taste for savagery and low-life scenes, bandits fighting and carousing among wild and rocky scenery. Of interest for his importance in the development of romantic landscape ... [Leicht, Hermann: History of the World's Art, Spring Books, London, 1962.] Back
Samuel Marsden (1764 - 12 May 1838), arrived in Sydney 10 March 1794, died at Windsor, buried at Parramatta. "The flogging parson". Back
Sir Thomas MakDougall Brisbane (1773-1860), arrived in New South Wales 7 November 1821, took over governorship 1 December 1821, departed November 1825. Back
Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Inscription Nymph of the Grot, these sacred Springs I keep, And to the Murmur of these Waters sleep; Ah Spare my Slumbers, gently tread the Cave! And drink in silence or in silence lave Back
Gaspard Poussin (1615-1675),
brother-in-law and pupil of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), whose name he adopted. Landscape
artist combining heroic themes as favoured by Poussin with tonal lighting qualities of
Gellée Claude (1600-1682). Immensely popular during the 18th century. [Murray, P&L; The
Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists 5th ed. Penguin 1983.]
viviparous:
Giving birth to live young.
our Chief: Sir Thomas
Livingstone Mitchell (1792 - 5 October 1855) arrived in New South
Wales 1827; succeeded Oxley as Surveyor General 1828; took responsibility for survey of
roads and bridges 1829; took sole responsibility for the Survey Department upon abolition
of Commissioners of Survey, 1830.
…a Station about twelve miles on…:
Twelve (now Ten) Mile Hollow.
The road that Felton travels north from Wisemans Ferry, through this Station, through
Gibba Gunyah, Hungry Flat and Dennis's Dog Kennel is the Old Great North Road, now the subject of
a conservation effort.
…peculiar party coloured dress…:
Convicts working in Road Parties wore lime
green clothing referred to as "slops".
"chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancies":
As You Like It Act IV Scene 3.
rill:
A small brook; a rivulet.
"sweet bird of night": The source of the reference is unknown - perhaps from the poem Adonais (1821) by Percy Bysshe Shelley:
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