NationMaster - Encyclopedia: David Collins (governor)

David Collins (March 3, 1754 – March 24, 1810) was the inaugural Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ...

Born in Exeter, he served in the Royal Marines, and was promoted captain in 1779. After some time on half-pay, he sailed on the First Fleet and became (1788) one of the founders of the penal colony of New South Wales at Port Jackson, now Sydney, as judge-advocate. Collins was responsible, under the governor, for the colony's entire legal establishment. He issued all writs, summonses and processes, retained certain fees, and with one other justice of the peace formed the bench of magistrates. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles infobox may require cleanup. ... The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ... Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13th 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... A Penal Colony is a colony used to detain prisoners and generally use them for penal labor in an economically underdeveloped part of the states (usually colonial) territories, and on a far larger scale than the prison farm. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ...

He also established the first settlement in what later became the Colony of Victoria at Sullivan Bay, Victoria on Port Phillip Bay in 1803. Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Sullivan Bay lies 60kms due south of Melbourne on Port Phillip Bay, one km east of Sorrento, Victoria. ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Collins left no published account of his work as Lieutenant-Governor at Port Phillip nor later as the founder of Hobart. He sailed from England in April 1803 aboard H.M.S. Calcutta, arriving at Port Phillip in October. After landing at Sullivan Bay near present-day Sorrento, he sent First Lieutenant James Hingston Tuckey of the 'Calcutta' to explore Port Phillip. Tuckey’s report and his own dissatisfaction with the site chosen prompted him to write to Governor King seeking permission to remove the settlement. When King agreed, Collins decided to move to the Derwent River. He arrived there in February 1804 and established the future town of Hobart. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkota). ... Sorrento is a township of Victoria, Australia, almost at the far tip of the Mornington Peninsula about 1 and a half hours south of the Capital, Melbourne. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Governor King may refer to: Philip Gidley King, the third governor of the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ...

Collins has given his name to Collins Street, Melbourne and Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania. Collins Street, looking West from the Collins Street / Swanston Street Super Stop Collins Street, looking East from Swanston Street The bottom end of Collins Street, in between William and King Street Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west. ... For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ...

Categories: Australian politician stubs | Hobart stubs | Governors of Tasmania | 1754 births | 1810 deaths | Royal Marines officers Project Gutenberg logo Project Gutenberg (often abbreviated as PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute cultural works via book scanning. ... The Dictionary of Australian Biography, first published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Australian history. ... Standard of the Governor of Tasmania The Governor of Tasmania is the representatives in the Australian state of Tasmania of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Thomas Davey Thomas Davey (c. ...