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James Gambier, 1802-1804 (308 words) |
 | James Gambier was born on October 13, 1756 on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, son of John Gambier, lieutenant-governor of the Bahamas. |
| In 1802, Gambier was appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland. |
| Gambier also pressed for permanent officials to be stationed on the island, and argued for a local legislature. |
| Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter (703 words) |
| The streets and houses are built around the slopes of an extinct volcano 27.37 kilometres from the sea, with the city climbing almost to the lip of the famous Blue Lake, and the outskirts extending on to the rich volcanic soil of the surrounding plain. |
| Mount Gambier's mountain was named on 3rd December 1800 when Lieutenant James Grant on board HMS Lady Nelson, sighted two prominent peaks, one which was named Gambier's Mountain after James Gambier, Lieutenant Governor at New Province in the Bahamas. |
| Huts were built for his stockman near the Valley Lake and the cave gardens in the centre of the city and stockyards were erected in the then dry bed of Brownes Lake proving that the water levels have been known to fall then rise again. |
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