The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
State on the east coast of Australia, founded in 1788 with Sydney as its capital. Named by James Cook in 1770 who saw similarities to the area of south Wales.
Position
26 Jan 1788 - 10 Dec 1792
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11 Dec 1792 - 12 Dec 1794
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11 Sep 1795 - 27 Sep 1800
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28 Sep 1800 - 12 Aug 1806
{"name":"Governor","target":"King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>28 Sep 1800<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>12 Aug 1806<\/span>"},"date_start":"1800-09-28","date_end":"1806-08-12"}
13 Aug 1806 - 26 Jan 1810
{"name":"Governor","target":"Bligh, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>13 Aug 1806<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>26 Jan 1810<\/span>"},"date_start":"1806-08-13","date_end":"1810-01-26"}
01 Jan 1810 - 01 Dec 1821
{"name":"Governor","target":"Macquarie, Lachlan","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>01 Jan 1810<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>01 Dec 1821<\/span>"},"date_start":"1810-01-01","date_end":"1821-12-01"}
01 Dec 1821 - 01 Dec 1825
{"name":"Governor","target":"Brisbane, Thomas Makdougall","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>01 Dec 1821<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>01 Dec 1825<\/span>"},"date_start":"1821-12-01","date_end":"1825-12-01"}
19 Dec 1825 - 22 Oct 1831
{"name":"Governor","target":"Darling, Ralph","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>19 Dec 1825<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>22 Oct 1831<\/span>"},"date_start":"1825-12-19","date_end":"1831-10-22"}
03 Dec 1831 - 05 Dec 1837
{"name":"Governor","target":"Bourke, Richard","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>03 Dec 1831<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>05 Dec 1837<\/span>"},"date_start":"1831-12-03","date_end":"1837-12-05"}
24 Feb 1838 - 11 Jul 1846
{"name":"Governor","target":"Gipps, George","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>24 Feb 1838<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>11 Jul 1846<\/span>"},"date_start":"1838-02-24","date_end":"1846-07-11"}
03 Aug 1846 - 20 Jan 1855
{"name":"Governor","target":"FitzRoy, Charles Augustus","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>03 Aug 1846<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>20 Jan 1855<\/span>"},"date_start":"1846-08-03","date_end":"1855-01-20"}
20 Jan 1855 - 22 Jan 1861
{"name":"Governor","target":"Denison, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>20 Jan 1855<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>22 Jan 1861<\/span>"},"date_start":"1855-01-20","date_end":"1861-01-22"}
16 May 1861 - 24 Dec 1867
{"name":"Governor","target":"Young, John (Baron Lisgar)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>16 May 1861<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>24 Dec 1867<\/span>"},"date_start":"1861-05-16","date_end":"1867-12-24"}
08 Jan 1868 - 21 Feb 1872
{"name":"Governor","target":"Lowry-Corry, Somerset (Lord Belmore)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>08 Jan 1868<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>21 Feb 1872<\/span>"},"date_start":"1868-01-08","date_end":"1872-02-21"}
03 Jun 1872 - 19 Mar 1879
{"name":"Governor","target":"Robinson, Hercules","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>03 Jun 1872<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>19 Mar 1879<\/span>"},"date_start":"1872-06-03","date_end":"1879-03-19"}
04 Aug 1879 - 09 Nov 1885
{"name":"Governor","target":"Loftus, Augustus","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>04 Aug 1879<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>09 Nov 1885<\/span>"},"date_start":"1879-08-04","date_end":"1885-11-09"}
12 Dec 1885 - 03 Nov 1890
{"name":"Governor","target":"Carrington, Charles Robert","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>12 Dec 1885<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>03 Nov 1890<\/span>"},"date_start":"1885-12-12","date_end":"1890-11-03"}
15 Jan 1891 - 02 Mar 1893
{"name":"Governor","target":"Child-Villiers, Victor Albert (Lord Jersey)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>15 Jan 1891<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>02 Mar 1893<\/span>"},"date_start":"1891-01-15","date_end":"1893-03-02"}
29 May 1893 - 15 Mar 1895
{"name":"Governor","target":"Duff, Robert William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>29 May 1893<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>15 Mar 1895<\/span>"},"date_start":"1893-05-29","date_end":"1895-03-15"}
21 Nov 1895 - 05 Mar 1899
{"name":"Governor","target":"Brand, Henry Robert (Lord Hampden)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>21 Nov 1895<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>05 Mar 1899<\/span>"},"date_start":"1895-11-21","date_end":"1899-03-05"}
18 May 1899 - 30 Apr 1901
{"name":"Governor","target":"Lygon, William (Lord Beauchamp)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>18 May 1899<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>30 Apr 1901<\/span>"},"date_start":"1899-05-18","date_end":"1901-04-30"}
27 May 1902 - 27 May 1909
{"name":"Governor","target":"Rawson, Harry Holdsworth","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>27 May 1902<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>27 May 1909<\/span>"},"date_start":"1902-05-27","date_end":"1909-05-27"}
28 May 1909 - 11 Mar 1913
{"name":"Governor","target":"Thesiger, Frederic (Lord Chelmsford)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>28 May 1909<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>11 Mar 1913<\/span>"},"date_start":"1909-05-28","date_end":"1913-03-11"}
14 Mar 1913 - 27 Oct 1917
{"name":"Governor","target":"Strickland, Gerald","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>14 Mar 1913<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>27 Oct 1917<\/span>"},"date_start":"1913-03-14","date_end":"1917-10-27"}
18 Feb 1918 - 04 Sep 1923
{"name":"Governor","target":"Davidson, Walter","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>18 Feb 1918<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>04 Sep 1923<\/span>"},"date_start":"1918-02-18","date_end":"1923-09-04"}
28 Feb 1924 - 07 Apr 1930
{"name":"Governor","target":"de Chair, Dudley","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>28 Feb 1924<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>07 Apr 1930<\/span>"},"date_start":"1924-02-28","date_end":"1930-04-07"}
29 May 1930 - 05 Jan 1935
{"name":"Governor","target":"Game, Philip","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>29 May 1930<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>05 Jan 1935<\/span>"},"date_start":"1930-05-29","date_end":"1935-01-05"}
20 Jan 1966 - 19 Jan 1981
{"name":"Governor","target":"Cutler, Roden","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>20 Jan 1966<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>19 Jan 1981<\/span>"},"date_start":"1966-01-20","date_end":"1981-01-19"}
20 January 1989
20 Jan 1989 - 07 Aug 1990
{"name":"Governor","target":"Martin, David James","target_text":"20 January 1989","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>20 Jan 1989<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>07 Aug 1990<\/span>"},"date_start":"1989-01-20","date_end":"1990-08-07"}
01 Mar 2001 - 01 Oct 2014
{"name":"Governor","target":"Bashir, Marie","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>01 Mar 2001<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>01 Oct 2014<\/span>"},"date_start":"2001-03-01","date_end":"2014-10-01"}
Type
{"name":"State or Territory","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
