The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
McGarvie, John
Second Presbyterian minister in colonial Sydney, the first incumbent at Pitt Town and Ebenezer, and of St Andrews Scots Church. While living in the area, he recorded the names of places along the Hawkesbury River, or Dyarubbin, that local Aboriginal people shared with him. His papers are held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW.
Milestone
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
1795
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Arrived Sydney
22 May 1826
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Died
Kent Street
12 Apr 1853
{"name":"Died","target":"","target_text":"Kent Street","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>12 Apr 1853<\/span>"},"date_start":"1853-04-12","date_end":"1853-04-12"}
Buried
14 Apr 1853
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Occupation
{"name":"Minister of religion","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Position
{"name":"Writer","target":"Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Journalist","target":"Sydney Morning Herald","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
1826 - 1830
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1826
{"name":"Founder","target":"Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1826<\/span>"},"date_start":"1826-01-01","date_end":"1826-01-01"}
1826 - 1853
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1829
{"name":"Writer","target":"Rev John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury\u2019 1829","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1829<\/span>"},"date_start":"1829-01-01","date_end":"1829-01-01"}
1830
{"name":"Minister of religion","target":"Scots Church and Assembly Hall","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1830<\/span>"},"date_start":"1830-01-01","date_end":"1830-01-01"}
1832 - 1853
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1833
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Property
Occupied
1826 - Mar 1828
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Occupied
Apr 1828 - 1831
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Relationship
Sibling
{"name":"Sibling","target":"McGarvie, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}