Rose Hill Packet Ship Twelve-ton ship built in Sydney Cove to transport cargo and passengers to Parramatta. Milestone Constructed 1789 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1789<\/span>"},"date_start":"1789","date_end":"1789"} Name Colloquial The Lump {"name":"Colloquial","target":"","target_text":"The Lump","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Position Ship builder Reid, Robinson 1789 {"name":"Ship builder","target":"Reid, Robinson","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1789<\/span>"},"date_start":"1789","date_end":"1789"} Type Ship {"name":"Ship","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Rose Hill Packet by Dictionary of Sydney staff writer , 2008 Built in 1789 and quickly known as 'The Lump', the Rose Hill Packet was the first ship built in Sydney Cove, and transported convicts, passengers and freight along the Parramatta River to Rose Hill. more »
