Henry Hall was an Australian farmer. The Village of Hall

Hall, Australian Capital Territory

Hall is a small town in the north of the Australian Capital Territory , Australia. It was founded in 1882, named after the first landholder in the area, Henry Hall. In 1911 Hall was included within the boundary of the land allocated for the Australian Capital Territory, close to the north western...

, in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

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 was named after him.

He was born in England in 1802 and emigrated to Australia in 1823 and worked for the Australian Agricultural Company

Australian Agricultural Company

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 until 1833 when he was granted 1413 hectares at Charnwood

Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory

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 where he built a homestead and with his wife raised ten children. In 1873 they both moved to Yass

Yass, New South Wales

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. Mary died in 1876 and Henry in 1880.