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Transportation and escape. Sullivan Bay, Victoria where passengers of Calcutta landed in 1803. He later lived predominantly on Bellarine Peninsula over 32 years. Buckley's transportation and escape as depicted by 19th century Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae.
In October 1803, Buckley arrived at the convict settlement at Sullivan Bay, on the Calcutta. However, a lack of fresh water and difficult conditions made the settlement less than satisfactory, and many convicts attempted escape. Buckley was one of the few that succeeded.
Sep 30, 2019 · Escaped convict William Buckley: The man who gave us Buckley’s chance. His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds.
- Troy Lennon
- Early Life
- The Reincarnation
- John Morgan’s ‘The Life and Adventures of William Buckley’
- A Date with Destiny – Buckley’s Chance
- The Melbourne Treaty
- Buckley in Hobart
The early European settlers in Australia faced formidable challenges, grappling with the harsh forces of nature as they endeavoured to eke out a living and adapt to the novel realities of their newfound land. However, the struggle for survival was a nuanced experience, with certain individuals standing apart, and William Buckley emerges as a distin...
One day, William Buckley caught the attention of a group of Aboriginal women who promptly informed their husbands. They had gathered to collect wattle gum, their favoured food item. Mistakenly believing Buckley to be a fellow Aboriginal who had previously died and been buried where they found Buckley. Aboriginal people held a belief that the deceas...
As William Buckley shared with the author chronicling his biography, “Aborigines also suffer greatly from skin disorders. The promiscuous interaction between the sexes is a common aspect of their way of life, especially during certain festivals when such behaviors are even encouraged. There are specific times when women are formally left to the you...
On 29 May 1835, John Batman, who is known as the founder of Melbourne, in 23ton Schooner ‘Rebecca’ anchored near Indented Head east of Geelong. Indented Head is located between Portarlington and St Leonards, around 100km by road from Melbourne CBD. On 9thJune 1835, Batman once again landed at Intended Head with an expedition party. Leaving the part...
The agreement was between Messrs. Batman, Gellibrand, Swanston and Simpson, on one side and the natives on the other were represented by Jagajaga, Cooloolook, Bungaree, Yanyan, Mowstrip and Mommamalla. The price was fixed at an annuity of two hundred a year in return for 750,000 acres of land. The group also handed out several blankets, mirrors, to...
William Buckley left Melbourne on 21st December 1837 and reached Hobart early January 1838. Buckley was appointed as assistant storekeeper at the Hobart Town Immigrants Home and when that establishment was broken up he was transferred to the female nursery as gate keeper. At the immigrants’ home he became acquainted with a family consisting of a re...
In 1803, William Buckley was trans ported to Australia, and soon after landing, escaped with a number of fellow convicts into the unexplored area of what is now Melbourne.
William Buckley THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM BUCKLEY In 1803, William Buckley was trans ported to Australia, and soon after landing, escaped with a number of fellow convicts intothe unexplored area of what is now Melbourne. Buckley survived and spent the ensuing thirty-two years living with the aborigines of the area, and when
Part of a group of officials and convicts sent to establish a settlement at Port Phillip, he became the only person to escape it successfully when he absconded with two others in October 1803. His companions turned back, never to be seen again, but Buckley made it to the opposite side of the bay.
