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Simpson, Pearson (c. 1789 - ) |
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| Born: c. 1789 England | |
Simpson arrived in Australia in 1828 from England as a free emigrant on the Boddington with his wife and three children. He was a Clerk. He was said to be the first white man to reach the Richmond River near Ballina in 1841. He cut the first cedar for Sydney and pit sawed the timber for the first house in Ballina in 1854. [Brief Biography compiled by Robin Hammond, January/February 2004] |
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Published by The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 5 April 2004 Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 February 2010 http://www.nswera.net.au/biogs/UNE0422b.htm |