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  WENTWORTH, W. C. - LoveToKnow Article on WENTWORTH, W. C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Wentworth was the last Englishman to hold this post, for on the 7th of January 1558 he was compelled to surrender Calais to the French, his representations as to the defenceless condition of the fortress having been disregarded by the English Council some years earlier.
Wentworth himself remained in France as a prisoner of war for more than a year, and on his return to England in 1559 he was sent to the Tower for having surrendered Calais; but he was acquitted of treason.
The barony of Wentworth was thereafter held by the descendants of this nobleman in conjunction with the earldom of Lovelace.
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 William Wentworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Charles Wentworth (early 1790 – 20 March 1872), Australian explorer, journalist and politician, was one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales.
Wentworth was born either at sea or on Norfolk Island, a penal settlement in the Tasman Sea, where his parents D'Arcy Wentworth and Catherine Crowley (who were not married) were being transported from Britain.
Wentworth successfully completed his legal studies by 1822 and was called to the bar on 8th February.
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 Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy
Wentworth was not in most circumstances a man of a grasping nature, indeed it is recorded of him that when he bought his estate, Vaucluse, finding he had got it too cheaply he insisted on paying an additional amount.
Wentworth made a long speech in which he admitted there was force in the argument, and that he had been a partisan for the liberty of the press, for trial by jury, and for an elected house of legislature.
Wentworth's body was brought to Sydney for a public funeral, and was laid in a vault at Vaucluse.
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 : : Historic Houses Trust - Guidebook - Vaucluse House 1827 : :
The Wentworths' lengthy occupation of Vaucluse House has meant that the property has been interpreted as their residence by the Historic Houses Trust; that is, a well-to-do Australian family of the mid-nineteenth century.
The liaison with William Charles Wentworth allowed Sarah to escape a cruel economic fate as Sarah had been apprenticed to a milliner when she was in her teens.
Wentworth's villa, which was thrown open for the reception of all respectable visitants, while a marquee filled with piles of loaves and casks of Cooper's gin and Wright's strong beer, was pitched a short way off.
www.hht.nsw.gov.au /museums/vaucluse_house/guidebook   (6840 words)

  
 Print Article: Firebrand style hid true substance
William Charles Wentworth I was born on a convict ship in 1790, the son of Dr D'Arcy Wentworth, who beat four charges of highway robbery and became the principal surgeon of the colony.
Wentworth said he discovered later that there had been "a heavy debate" at the Lodge as to the likely effect on the election result of Petrov's removal.
Wentworth said the main objective should be to induce peak- hour users to the CBD to switch to public transport by increasing convenience and reducing fares.
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 Wentworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, UK Wentworth, a village near Virginia Water, Surrey, United Kingdom, which is the location of the famous Wentworth Golf Club
Wentworth, South Yorkshire, UK, home to Wentworth Brewery and the stately home Wentworth Woodhouse.
It is also the location that the parliamentary constituency of Wentworth is named after.
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 Wentworth History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney drove cattle overland from New South Wales to Adelaide along the Murray and arrived at the Darling/Murray junction in 1838.
With the arrival of the river steamers in 1853, the small European settlement found itself to be ideally situated as an administrative and commercial centre for the untapped wealth of the vast Outback.
Wentworth continues to be an important centre for the surrounding landholders.
www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au /history   (562 words)

  
 Wentworth Basin Bytes
The Wentworth Basin Bytes photography project is a community-based project designed to bring people closer to their environment by using communication technology as a source of engagement.
Wentworth Basin Bytes has been designed to capture different aspects of our natural resources and cultural heritage, as well as provide stories that represent what is important to the participants in the Wentworth area.
Wentworth is 1075 km from Sydney, 585 km from Melbourne, and 420 km from Adelaide.
www.nma.gov.au /exhibitions/community/wentworth_basin_bytes   (257 words)

  
 William Wentworth -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He refused several offers of honours, and was a member of the (A political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning) Conservative Party in the 1860s.
His family has remained prominent in Sydney society, and his great-grandson (additional info and facts about William Wentworth IV) William Wentworth IV was a (A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties) Liberal member of Parliament 1949- (additional info and facts about 77) 77.
The federal (additional info and facts about Division of Wentworth) Division of Wentworth, an electorate in (The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port) Sydney's Eastern Suburbs is named after him.
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 William and Martha Bucknell
Her father, William Wentworth (born 1749, died 1828), was a career soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards.
William's plans of boring for water were soon brought to nothing as Governor Darling had already engaged Mr (John) Busby, a mineral surveyor, to obtain water for the settlement.' [Waddingham op.
William senior was in conflict with his landlord from the start and the family was forcibly evicted from Dr Moran's.
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 Australian Ancestors and Relatives
William Charles Wentworth (c1790-died 20 March 1872) famous Australian explorer, landowner, statesman and lawyer married Sarah Morton Cox (1805-1880) in Sydney in 1829.
William was the son of D'Arcy Wentworth and Catherine Crowley who after being acquitted for a forth time for Highway Robbery left for Botany Bay.
William Charles Wentworth, born either at sea on the "Neptune" or on Norfolk Island was one of the earliest native born Australians.
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 Supreme Court - Address to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the University of Sydney, 6 September 1999: Lawlink NSW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The speech which Wentworth gave on 6 September 1849 reveals some of the strengths of our society, strengths which have enabled us to enjoy a history of economic prosperity and social stability, which is reflected in the longevity of our institutions, and which most nations in the world have reason to envy.
The William Charles Wentworth of 1849, was no longer the firebrand of the 1820s when he returned from Britain with his legal qualifications and university experience.
Wentworth, as is well known, was the son of a convict mother.
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au /sc/sc.nsf/pages/sp_060999   (1806 words)

  
 Ex parte Wardell and Wentworth, 1827
WENTWORTH then rose, and said nearly all the same things of the same libels, as they applied to Robert Wardell, L. D., a Barrister of the Court, (the latter first reading an affidavit to that effect) and prayed the Court to grant a similar rule.
Wentworth will feel the force of the reasons we have assigned for not disposing of the application upon its merits - it is to afford time for feelings to subside, which it is important to the public, in whose name present proceedings are sought to be instituted, should not be agitated at present.
Wentworth, without some other proof; Mr Wentworth stated that the libels pointed at him personally, and that in conversation that he had had with other persons, they entertained the same opinion.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Wentworth William Charles
Wentworth, William Charles (1793-1872), Australian statesman, born on Norfolk Island, and educated in England at the University of Cambridge.
Born in Hayes in Kent on May 28, 1759, Pitt, known as the Younger, was the second son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Shelburne, William Petty, 2nd Earl of (1737-1805), British prime minister who was sympathetic to the American colonies, born in Dublin.
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 Powerhouse Museum | Letter from W. C. Wentworth, 1805
William Charles Wentworth later is also known for his crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813 with Blaxland and Lawson and his championing of the cause for self government in NSW.
William Charles Wentworth was born in 1790 on board a ship of the Second Fleet.
William Charles was educated in England between 1803 and 1810.
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 Mr William Charles WENTWORTH [Former Member]
Text from the book: 'The Presiding Officers of the Parliament of New South Wales', Sydney, 1995 William Wentworth was born at sea in 1790, the son of D'Arcy Wentworth, later the Principal Surgeon of the Civil Medical Department, and Catherine Crowley, a convict.
Wentworth was appointed acting provost-marshal (head of military police) by Governor Macquarie and was granted 1750 acres of land on the Nepean river.
Wentworth accepted appointment to the position of President of the Legislative Council during a crisis in 1861.
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 William Charles Wentworth Biography / Biography of William Charles Wentworth Main Biography
William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872) was an Australian statesman and writer who achieved repute as an explorer.
In the 1820s William Wentworth came to typify the spirit of the radical native-born Australians, conscious of their difference from the "English ascendancy," exulting in their love of country, and determined to obtain civil rights and representative institutions and control the development of what they claimed was their country.
By 1830 the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of New South Wales were convicts, former convicts, or the children of convicts, collectively, if loosely, known as emancipists.
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 Wentworth (NSW) By-Election (8 April 1995)
The previous Member for Wentworth was John Hewson (LP) who represented the electorate from 1987 to 1995.
A total of four candidates nominated for the Wentworth by-election held on 8 April 1995 compared with seven at the 1993 federal election.
A total of 78 880 electors were enrolled for the Wentworth by-election.
www.aec.gov.au /_content/when/by_elections/wentworth.htm   (90 words)

  
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Wentworth covers an area of approximately 26 sq km from Darling Point along the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to Watson's Bay and down the coast to Clovelly.
The division of Wentworth is the smallest geographical division in Australia.
Wentworth's green hills and golden beaches are strung like jewels between the harbour and the sea.
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 Early Attempts to Cross the Blue Mountains - Explorers - Australian History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
William Dawes in December l789, with George Johnston and Lowes, crossed the Nepean River and penetrated about 24 kilometres in three days, reaching a hill which was named Mount Twiss.
In 1810 Gregory Blaxland had made two excursions up the Warragamba River, and as a result of those explorations he is said to have evolved the theory that the range might be crossed by moving along the watershed between the Warragamba and the Grose rivers.
With the assistance and approval of Macquarie an expedition was equipped, and Blaxland, in partnership with Lieutenant William Lawson (an experienced surveyor) and William Charles Wentworth, and accompanied by four convicts, set out from South Creek on 11 May 1813.
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 Walkabout - Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls is named after William Charles Wentworth who, together with Lawson and Blaxland, successfully discovered a route across the mountains in 1813.
From Wentworth Falls Reserve there is a 1-km return walk to Princes Rock which offers excellent views of Wentworth Falls and the Jamison Valley.
At the western end of Wentworth Falls, Sinclair Crescent heads north off the highway and follows a section of the railway line past Wentworth Falls Lake which was created as a reservoir for the railway by placing a concrete dam across Jamison Creek in 1878.
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 Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth
William Went worth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr.
Blaxland's farm at the South Creek [near the present town of St Marys], for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains, between the Western River, and the River Grose.
With the completion of the railway across the mountains, and upgrade of the road, both of which closely follow the route of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, the population west of the mountains quickly grew.
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 AllRefer.com - William Charles Wentworth (Australian And New Zealand History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - William Charles Wentworth (Australian And New Zealand History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
William Charles Wentworth, Australian And New Zealand History, Biographies
He returned (1824) to Australia, where he set up a lucrative law practice, championed the cause of the "emancipists" (liberated convicts), and founded (1824) a newspaper, the Australian, to promulgate his views on Australian self-government.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Dilke Sir Charles Wentworth
Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843-1911), British politician who subscribed to both liberal and imperialist policies.
Wentworth, William Charles: criticism of Sir Ralph Darling
Strafford, Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of: as advisor to Charles I
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But their progress in both the latter directions was stopped by an impassable barrier of rock, which appeared to divide the interior from the coast as with a stone wall, rising perpendicularly out of the side of the mountain.
Charles R. Blaxland, of Wollun, a grandson of the explorer.
Before all these, however, I would place the evidence of William Charles Wentworth himself as to the question of the leadership of the expedition of 1813.
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 Poet: William Charles Wentworth - All poems of William Charles Wentworth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1813 Wentworth, accompanied by Lawson and Blaxland, made the first recorded crossing of that part of the Great Dividing Range known as the Blue Mountains.
William Charles Wentworth, born in 1790, is seen as one of the giants of 19th-century...
William Charles Wentworth In 1813 Wentworth, accompanied by Lawson and Blaxland, made the first recorded crossing of that part of the Great Dividing Range...
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 STRAFFORD, EARLS OF - Online Information article about STRAFFORD, EARLS OF
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 Blaxland, Gregory: free web books, online
Born in England in 1788 and came to Australia in 1806 as a free settler.
In 1813, he led the first known European expedition across the area of the Great Dividing Range known as the Blue Mountains with William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, on a journey which would open up the inland of the continent.
William Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr.
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 Wentworth Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Wentworth is located at 36°59'36" North, 94°4'30" West (36.993381, -94.075060).
Wentworth Woodhouse is a country house in the village of Wentworth near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
The massive length of the East Front is thought to have been the result of a longstanding feud with the Stainborough branch of the Wentworth family, who lived at the nearby Wentworth Castle.
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