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THE APPOINTMENT of OUR NEW PATRON IS APPROVED the President Is Pleased to Have Received the Following Women in Law at Both the State and National Level 1788 AD Magazine of the Fellowship of First Fleeters ACN 003 223 425 PATRON: Her Excellency The Honourable Marjorie Beazley AC QC To live on in the hearts and minds Volume 51 Issue 6 52nd Year of Publication December 2020-January 2021 of descendants is never to die THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR NEW PATRON IS APPROVED The President is pleased to have received the following women in law at both the State and national level. response to the Fellowship’s patronage invitation from Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1989, in 1993 she was Elizabeth Chapman, the Senior Personal Assistant to the made a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, the first NSW State Governor: woman to sit exclusively in that Court. In 1996, she ‘I am delighted to formally confirm that The Honoura- achieved the distinction of being the first woman ap- ble Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South pointed to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and, Wales has agreed to grant Vice Regal Patronage to the subsequently, as the first woman to be appointed as its Fellowship of First Fleeters. You President. She served, on a num- may be also interested to note ber of occasions, as Administrator that Her Excellency is the direct of the Government of the State of descendant of Mrs Rebecca Oak- New South Wales. es (nee Small) who was born on She was made a Companion of 22 September 1789 at what was the Order of Australia in the Aus- then Government House – be- tralia Day Honours List on 26 Jan- lieved to be the first registered uary 2020 for "eminent service to female birth after the landing of the people of New South Wales, the First Fleet. particularly through leadership Her Excellency and Mr Wilson roles in the judiciary, and as a are both looking forward to en- mentor of young women law- gaging with the Fellowship of yers". First Fleeters over the coming Her Excellency has three chil- years. dren - Erin, Lauren and Anthony Kind regards, Elizabeth.’ Sullivan - and is married to Mr. The approval for this appoint- Dennis Wilson, a barrister, media- ment was the highlight of the tor, accredited international arbi- recent Annual General Meeting trator and Adjunct Professor of of the Fellowship, further details Law, at Notre Dame University, of which may be found on Page 2 Sydney. of this issue. Her Excellency brings her deep The Governor’s office supplied commitment to education, youth the following biography: leadership, human rights and so- cial justice to the role in service of ‘Her Excellency the Honourable the people of New South Wales.’ Margaret Beazley AC QC is the 39th Governor of New South Wales, commencing her five year tenure on 2 May Editor’s Note. The Directors are hoping that some 2019. activities now in the planning stage for the Fellowship next year can be held and that members will be able to Prior to her appointment as Governor, Her Excellency meet Her Excellency and Mr Wilson as part of the Vice- enjoyed a long and distinguished law career spanning 43 Regal patronage. Details next issue, Covid-19 willing! years, during which time she served as a role model for Registered by Australia Post Publication No. 100002063 PRICE $2.50 Phone 02 9360 3788 AnniversaryFounders available Lunch Fellowship of First Fleeters, 105 Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011 Email:[email protected] plannednow onfor e -14mail. May First Fleeters on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FirstFleeters Details on page 12 Membership Enquiries:[email protected] WEBSITE: www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au Page 12 Founders December 2020-January 2021 FOUNDERS The magazine of the PRESIDENT’S PEN Fellowship of First Fleeters Editor , Layout and Artwork Jon & Karys Fearon Ph. 02 4311 6254 There is probably no need to tell you that E-mail: [email protected] this very unusual Covid-19 year has made huge inroads into our regular Fellowship activities, not only in the normal vol- DIRECTORS 2020-2021 unteer work dealt with at First Fleet House, but more signifi- President/Publications cantly for our chapters right across the nation. Our Annual Jon FEARON BA Dip Ed Stud (TESOL), General Meeting, held on Thursday, 22 October, did not escape Vice-President/Events/Research/ the upheaval either. Membership Gillian DOYLE Dip Bus Stud The meeting was via Zoom, and with no gathering place or hosting by a chap- Treasurer/Secretary ter this year, all 23 attendees joined us from their homes, representing eight of Kevin THOMAS FCA CPA FCIS our NSW/ACT chapters. From further afield was one member beaming in from Committee/Grants his home in Illinois, USA. The usual agenda was followed with the President in Roderick BEST BA LLM Grad Dip LM PSM the chair, and after acknowledging indigenous elders from ‘all over’, and wel- Website Liaison coming members present he called on the Minutes Secretary to read the John BOYD JP minutes from our 2019 meeting at Windsor. Facebook Kerrie Anne CHRISTIAN BMet The President’s and Treasurer’s reports were read and accepted, the latter’s Chapter Liaison /Membership financial statements for the year being adopted, as required by Company law. Karys FEARON BN In his Review of Operations Jon drew attention to some of the directors’ and Chapter Establishment/Viability volunteers’ initiatives brought to fruition during the year. He mentioned the Paul GOODING Dip Met Gravesite Page project , the First Fleet PowerPoint presentation, the Covid Safe Archivist Sharon LAMB Assoc Dip Land & Eng procedures for First Fleet House, the part-indexing of Founders, and of course Survey Drafting the ongoing significance of our Face Book group, our magazine, Founders, and Minute Secretary/Library/Events the regular updating of our website with additional stories for the SHIPS page. Karen LOVETT BA Dip Ed He did express a little concern at the 13% drop in new memberships, wonder- Publicity/Publications/House Upkeep ing whether the months of lockdown, the gradually younger potential cohort Judith O’SHEA with differing views on community involvement or even ‘political correctness’ Plaques/Events had some bearing on the changes. In thanking our directors and volunteers he Warren O’SHEA congratulated retiring Vice President Denis Smith for his years of solid service Note: Other tasks are looked after by our team of faithful volunteers who are at First Fleet House and in organising our more recent annual luncheons. usually at First Fleet House on Mondays, The members expressed their pleasure at the news that we would be return- Wednesdays and Thursdays. ing to Vice-Regal patronage and happily approved the NSW governor’s ac- ceptance of our invitation to become our Patron for the duration of her office. In so doing the President passed on to all the warm wishes from our retiring patron, Dame Marie Bashir, who, after twenty years’ service in the role, had CONTENTS responded with delight at the appointment news. Jon’s June 2020 letter to Ma- rie had included the following: ‘...your much appreciated and loved years as our 1. Appointment of our new Patron Patron will be coming to an end. Your many friends in the Fellowship have rel- 2. Directors; President’s Pen; ished the warmth of your friendship and affection over the years as ‘one of us’ 3. Sea Trade brings a Soule to Aus- and will be joining me and the Board in expressing our heartfelt thanks for your tralia dedication and commitment in your role.’ 4-5-6. Zachariah Clark– of whom the Our Vice-Patron, Commodore Paul Kable happily accepted his re- less said the better, Part 2 appointment to the duties he knows so well, having now served therein for 35 6. From Governor John Hunter’s years, and then, as Returning Officer conducted the Election of Officers for the Drawing Room. year ahead. Of the thirteen retiring Directors eleven were re-elected unop- 7-8. Edward Miles, First Fleeter posed with John Boyd returning to the Board to the delight of all. This leaves a 9. End of an Era; Sea Trade, contin- casual vacancy that can be filled at any time during the year ahead should one ued. of our members so apply. Julie Webb has taken leave for at least a year due to 10. Book Review—The Churchyard family and study commitments, and was heartily thanked by all for her contri- on the Hill; Chapter Office-Bearers bution and willingness to stay on in a voluntary role to oversee DNA member- 11. Chapters in Action; More Chap- ship applications. ter News. The one item of general business raised was that despite Covid-19 restrictions 12. New Members; Deaths; At the FF House remains open on Wednesdays and Thursdays until the Christmas Helm; Disclaimer; Secretaries. break on 10 December. In closing the meeting President Jon thanked director Warren O’Shea for his fine Zoom arrangements for the day. 2 December 2020-January 2021 Founders SEA TRADE BRINGS A SOULE TO AUSTRALIA In an edited extract from Southern Compass, the first collecting skins from the different vessels employed in the newsletter of the newly formed Australian Society of May- seal trade from the United States of America, with which flower descendants, Martin Lawrence shares his story of she was to proceed to the China market." The colony pur- Benjamin Page, the six times grandson of his Pilgrim an- chased cured beef, port, flour. Notably, "seven thousand cestor, George Soule. It is with Benjamin that the Soules’ five hundred and ninety-seven gallons of (new American) Australian connection begins. spirits at four shillings and sixpence per gallon, were pur- Benjamin Page, Naval Officer and Ship's Captain chased".
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