Nichols, Isaac (1770-1819)

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convict; convict administrator; emancipist; farmer; postmaster/mistress; public servant; publican; shipowner
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NICHOLS, ISAAC (1770-1819), farmer, shipowner and public servant, was born on 29 July 1770 at Calne, Wiltshire, England, the son of Jonathan Nichols, droget maker, and his wife Sarah. Found guilty of stealing, he was sentenced to seven years transportation at the Warminster Sessions, Wiltshire, in July 1790, and arrived in New South Wales in the Admiral Barrington in October 1791. After a few years in the country his ability, diligence and sobriety so impressed Governor John Hunter and his aide-de-camp, George Johnston, that the governor appointed him chief overseer of the convict gangs labouring round Sydney. On 20 December 1797 after his sentence had expired, Hunter granted him fifty acres (20 ha) in the Concord district, where he established a successful farm on which he was assisted by two convicts whose services he was allowed instead of salary as an overseer. Next year he obtained a spirit licence, the first of several, and opened an inn in George Street.

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  1. 'Nichols, Isaac (1770 - 1819)' - Australian Dictionary of Biography
    Arthur McMartin
    [1967]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
    Series: Volume 2
    p. 283.

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  1. [Biographical cuttings on Isaac Nichols, Australia's first Postmaster, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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  2. Milestones in Australian history : Australia's first postmaster
    Shar
    [ Poster, chart, other : 2000 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  3. Revisiting the early history of Lane Cove / John and Pam Ball
    Ball, John
    [ Book : 2010 ]
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  4. Nichols Estate, Lane Cove
    [ Map : 1878 ]
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  5. Nichol's Estate, North Shore : scale 5 chains to an inch / [M.W. Lewis, surveyor] ; Allan & Wigley, lith., Sydney
    Lewis, Mortimer William Jnr
    [ Map : 1858 ]
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  6. Australian Hotel, Sydney : [billhead]
    [ Book : 1970 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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