Cartwrights Hill, New South Wales
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Cartwrights Hill is a north-eastern suburb of Wagga Wagga
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located immediately to the west of the industrial suburb of Bomen
, which has, due to Bomen's shift towards heavier industries, led to the suburb's development being halted. The Red Steer Hotel/Motel is located in Cartwrights Hill.
Cartwright's Hill was named after Thomas Cartwright and his family, who were the original owners of the land. Thomas Cartwright arrived in New South Wales as a convict on board the transport Royal Admiral, which arrived in Australia in 1834. He spent his early years in Australia in the Yass and Illawarra areas and was given a conditional pardon in 1847.
On 26 June 1841 he married Catherine Gormly at the Goondarin School house in the county of Camden by banns and with the concent of the Governor. Catherine's parents, two brothers and one sister were killed in a flood in 1852 at Gundagai.
The Cartwrights moved to the Wagga Wagga district in the late 1850s. They worked as shepherds in the area.
In September 1859-60, Thomas was arrested and tried for the murder of Catherine during a drunken binge in which he hit her across the head many times with a fire shovel. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years hard labour at Darlinghurst Gaol.
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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. It is located immediately to the west of the industrial suburb of Bomen
Bomen, New South Wales
Bomen is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is dominated by industrial enterprises including Cargill Beef, Watties, the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre...
, which has, due to Bomen's shift towards heavier industries, led to the suburb's development being halted. The Red Steer Hotel/Motel is located in Cartwrights Hill.
Cartwright's Hill was named after Thomas Cartwright and his family, who were the original owners of the land. Thomas Cartwright arrived in New South Wales as a convict on board the transport Royal Admiral, which arrived in Australia in 1834. He spent his early years in Australia in the Yass and Illawarra areas and was given a conditional pardon in 1847.
On 26 June 1841 he married Catherine Gormly at the Goondarin School house in the county of Camden by banns and with the concent of the Governor. Catherine's parents, two brothers and one sister were killed in a flood in 1852 at Gundagai.
The Cartwrights moved to the Wagga Wagga district in the late 1850s. They worked as shepherds in the area.
In September 1859-60, Thomas was arrested and tried for the murder of Catherine during a drunken binge in which he hit her across the head many times with a fire shovel. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years hard labour at Darlinghurst Gaol.