An account of the English colony in New South Wales from its first settlement in January 1788, to August 1801: with remarks on the dispositions, customs, manners, &c., of the native inhabitants of that country. To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled, by permission, from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor King: and an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr. Bass. By which the existence of a strait separating Van Diemen's land from the continent of New Holland was ascertained. Abstracted from the journal of Mr. Bass / By Lieutenant-Colonel Collins.

David Collins

Date:: 1804

Credit: An account of the English colony in New South Wales from its first settlement in January 1788, to August 1801: with remarks on the dispositions, customs, manners, &c., of the native inhabitants of that country. To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled, by permission, from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor King: and an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr. Bass. By which the existence of a strait separating Van Diemen's land from the continent of New Holland was ascertained. Abstracted from the journal of Mr. Bass / By Lieutenant-Colonel Collins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A ftrong wind-mill tower of ftone was erected upon the hill above the town of Sydney. The mill completed, and fet to work. An entire fuite of apartments built of brick at Sydney, between the hofpitals and the dwelling-houfe of the principal furgeon, for the ufe of the two affiftant- furgeons. A ftrong double-logged gaol, eighty fect long, with feparate cells for prifoners, was conftructed at Sydney. [This building was burnt. } A fimilar gaol was erected at Parramatta, and paled round with 4 ftrong high fence; as was that at Sydney. [This was alfo deftroyed by fire. ] Two granaries, each 100 feet long, were erected at the Hawkefbury and inclofed with paling. Thoroughly repaired, coated with lime (manufactured from burnt fhells), and white-wathed, all the public buildings, to preferve them from, the decay to which they were rapidly advancing. Completely repaired the government huts for the reception of con- victs, moft of which were falling down. A barn of 90 feet in length was built at Toongabbe, in which nine pair of threfhers could work. Conftructed eight embrafures to the battery on Point Mafkelyne ; raifed a redoubt with eight embrafures on the eaft point of the Cove, and mounted them with cannon. Two guns were alfo mounted on the high part of Garden Ifland. Made good the public roads, repaired them at various times, and threw bridges over the gallies. An excellent framed bridge was built over Duck River. . At Sydney a good granary, 72 feet in length, by 21 in width, with two floors, was built out of the ruins of a mill-houfe, Built a framed and weather-boarded houfe on the green hills at the Hawkefbury, for the refidence of the commanding officer of that diftrict. Erected

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