liberty plains was the place the free settlers settled in australia called by them.
liberty plains was the place the free settlers settled in australia called by them.
what was the place the free settlers settled in australia called by them?
liberty plains
in february 1793 auburn area was established as the first free-agricultural settlement thanks to governor phillip's repeated applications to the british government for free settlers. phillip was of the opinion that only free settlers with the assistance of convicts will be able to create an environment in which a country could support its inhabitants. secretary dundas endorsed governor's opinion and secured an agreement with several farmers, some of them were members of religious society of friends – quakers, to settle in the colony. the first grants were given to thomas rose, frederic meredith, thomas and joseph webb as well as edward powell. the deeds of the land described the farms’ location as liberty plains and this is the name given to the neighbourhood of their farms by the first settles, although the actual area bearing that name was a little further, lying at the upper part of port jackson. dwellers of the liberty plains parish were very proud of the fact that in the colony of felons they were the first people who came to australia as free men and were given a privilege of choosing their own grants. when in 1876 auburn adopted its name, inspired by oliver goldsmith's poem "the deserted village, describing the english village of auburn as" "the loveliest village of the plain", the people of auburn still wanted to emphasise the fact that they were free settles. hence, the first auburn coat of arms depicted this in its motto: "liberty, with steady zeal".
auburn, new south wales
after the loss of the united states, britain experienced overcrowding of its prisons and sought to ease the problems by transportation of its prisoners. in 1787 the first fleet of 11 ships and about 1350 people under the command of captain arthur phillip sailed for australia. on 26 january 1788 a landing was made at sydney cove. the new colony was formally proclaimed as the colony of new south wales on 7 february. other transport fleets bringing further convicts as well as freemen to the colony followed. as a result of agitation by the free settlers in sydney, transportation of convicts to sydney ended in 1840. it continued to the colonies of van diemen's land (where settlement began in 1803) and moreton bay (founded 1824, and later renamed queensland) for some years longer. the small settlement of perth, founded in 1829 on the swan river in western australia by free settlers, failed to prosper and asked for convicts. in contrast, south australia, with its capital adelaide founded in 1836, and victoria, with its capital melbourne founded in 1839, was settled only by free settlers. south australia not only received british migrants, but also a significant influx of prussian farmers and tradesmen, initially seeking freedom from religious persecution. by the end of the penal transportation in 1868, approximately 165,000 people had entered australia as convicts.
immigration history of australia