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Who are we? We are The National Archives, the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. We are also at the heart of government information policy, to ensure the survival of today´s information for the future.

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CO 1069-597-16

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  • lyndc99 said:
    Farm Cove not Fram Cove.
    This is in Sydney Harbour near the Opera House.
  • Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
    Known to the indigenous inhabitants of Sydney as Woccanmagully, Farm Cove was used by them as an initiation ground and for the "Kangaroo and Dog Dance". The land immediately adjacent to Farm Cove was set aside soon after first European settlement in 1788 by Governor Arthur Phillip for the Government House Domain, a private reserve for the NSW Governor. The first farm for the colony was thereafter established in the area, subsequently lending its name to the cove. After the failure of this first farm, and the transfer of agricultural efforts elsewhere in the colony, Governor Lachlan Macquarie established the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney around Farm Cove in 1816. Farm Cove was used as an anchorage for Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and visiting naval vessels until the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Cove,_New_South_Wales

CO 1069-415-27

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  • Lady Antigua1 said:
    Some sort of Sports Day? I see sack races and tug-o-war. Can't pick up the location. Almost looks like T.N. Kirnon School but I'm sure it isn't.
  • Michaelm17 said:
    A sport's day attended by the Governor on Antigua - showing sack race and tug-o-war. Possibly St John's ? Verified by Nat Archives
  • Gabriella Howell said:
    Held in the grounds of Government House, Antigua & Barbuda.

CO 1069-415-76

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  • Eli Fuller said:
    green castle hill?
  • mop685 said:
    Green CastleHill indeed, He is sitting on the Phallus stone which is still there standing today.
  • Gabriella Howell said:
    This is also where his ashes were laid to rest. A tombstone stands there now commemorating his work and life in Antigua.

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