the first colonial settlements in australia were founded at sydney.
the first colonial settlements in australia were founded at sydney.
where were the first colonial settlements in australia founded?
sydney
in 2004, a proposal to locate sydney's second airport in sutton forest met with fierce opposition from locals.









































it was one of the first colonial settlements outside sydney and thus has many heritage buildings such as the hillview heritage hotel which was built in 1850s. 









































section::::etymology.









































in 1819 it was named by governor lachlan macquarie after charles manners-sutton, 1st viscount canterbury, a speaker of the house of commons. the surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the sutton forest parish.









































section::::population.
sutton forest, new south wales
st. mary's church parish register also includes details of births and burials of quakers, who had a meeting house in the village for nearly 200 years. methodist chapels were built in olveston (1820), tockington (1840), awkley (1856) and old down (1933).









































section::::colonial settlements named after olveston.









































section::::colonial settlements named after olveston.:montserrat, west indies.









































joseph sturge (1793–1859), born in nearby elberton, was a member of the quaker meeting. he purchased a plantation in montserrat to demonstrate that slavery was unnecessary, and named it olveston, now a village on the island.









































section::::colonial settlements named after olveston.:new zealand.
olveston