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John Pascoe Fawkner war ein englischer Besiedlungspionier, Unternehmer und Politiker. 1835 finanzierte er eine Gruppe von Siedlern aus Vandiemensland, um mit ihr auf seinem Schoner Enterprize zum australischen Festland zu segeln. Die Gruppe segelte über Port Phillip den Yarra River hinauf, um eine Siedlung, das heutige Melbourne, zu gründen.
John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize.
John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869), pioneer, was born on 20 October 1792 at Cripplegate, London, the son of John Fawkner, a metal refiner, and Hannah, née Pascoe. His father was convicted of receiving stolen goods and in 1801 was sentenced to fourteen years transportation.
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Learn about John Pascoe Fawkner, who founded Melbourne in 1835 with his ship Enterprize and competed with John Batman for land rights. He also established the first newspaper in Melbourne and campaigned for Victoria's separation from New South Wales.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Pascoe Fawkner, a pioneer and adventurer who founded Melbourne in 1835. See his portraits and read his biography on the National Portrait Gallery website.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Pascoe Fawkner, one of Melbourne's most influential and well known pioneers. He was a baker, a publican, a newspaper owner, a politician and a land reformer.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Pascoe Fawkner, the pioneer publisher of Victoria's first newspaper and a co-founder of Melbourne. Discover his enterprising, energetic and controversial role in the colony's history and politics.
