She is featured on a 20 dollar bill of Australia’s currency. Mary Haydock (later Mary Reibey) was an adventurous orphan who lived with her grandmother. Mary Reibey (1777–1855) Mary Reibey featured on a twenty-dollar banknote The former Government House Stables, now the Conservatorium of Music is probably the best known, it is certainly the most magnificent. 1900, via State Library of NSW, Sydneyįrancis Greenway was a prolific architect, and many of his buildings are still landmarks in Sydney today. During his term as Governor, Macquarie gave the colony 265 new buildings the vast majority designed by Francis Greenway. In 1816, he was appointed the Civil Architect. Together they built the town squares of the five ‘Macquarie Towns’ along the Hawkesbury River Castlereagh, Pitt Town, Richmond, Wilberforce, and Windsor. He had the luck to arrive under a Governor bent on improving the colony and who needed his skills. But it worked, he was working for the Government and granted a ticket of leave within a year. On arrival, he wrote the most breathtakingly arrogant job application to Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The majority of convicts did just that and the Penal experiment of Australia is a great example of rehabilitation and what can be achieved given the chance.įrancis Greenway (1777-1837) Francis Howard Greenway’s self-portrait, 1814–37, via Sydney Living Museumsįrancis Greenway was convicted of forging an architecture contract and was transported to New South Wales in 1814 with a 14-year sentence. Mary Reibey and Francis Greenway’s lives demonstrate that given a second chance and opportunity, the convicts could prosper and build new respectable lives for themselves. She was only 13 years old when convicted but by the time she was in her 20s, she was one of the wealthiest people in the country. Mary Reibey who can be found on the current $20 note of Australia’s currency was transported to New South Wales after being found on a stolen horse while dressed as a boy. Please check your inbox to activate your subscription Thank you!įrancis Greenway depicted on the former $10 note of Australia’s currency was convicted of forgery and became the Colonial Architect.
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