The Great Hornsby Treasure Hunt
This is a cache that is part of The Great Hornsby Treasure Hunt - GC9M460.
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Pennant Hills
The area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip shortly after 15 April 1788. It was noted that the party saw “fine views of the mountains inland” (the Blue Mountains). Governor Phillip “did not doubt that a large river would be found nearby”.
There are two distinct theories about the origin of the name Pennant Hills. One suggests the area was used as a site for raising flags, or pennants, for signalling purposes. However, the only recorded evidence of such a signalling system in the vicinity was one operating from 1824 to 1829 in the present suburb of Ermington and the use of the term 'Pennant Hills' is found in much earlier documents.
In an 1801 muster list, 'Pennant Hills' is recorded as the place of residence of Ann Fay, wife of William Bellamy (of which nearby Bellamy St is named after). William Bellamy, found guilty at the Old Bailey of stealing shoes, received a sentence of 7 years. He was transported on board the ship, "Active", part of the Third Fleet, arriving 1791. Ann Faye had been found guilty in the Kilmainham Sessions, Dublin, of a “felony committed in a dwelling house”, sentenced to 7 years and was transported aboard the "Marquis Cornwallis". She arrived in the new colony in 1796.
In 1802 correspondence from Governor King to Joseph Banks, King refers to "the range of Pennant Hills". In 1920 the historian James Jervis suggested that the locality had been named after the naturalist Thomas Pennant, a prominent British ornithologist and zoologist and prolific author of the eighteenth century. Although Pennant never visited Australia, his friends and acquaintances included Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook and Francis Grose (whose son Francis administered the colony of New South Wales when Arthur Phillip returned to England in 1792). Under the patronage system of the time, colonial administrators and explorers often acknowledged their English supporters by naming geographical features in their honour.
This is a quick Park and Go cache, but don't forget to look for your clue word.
Source: Wikipedia
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