April 26
On this day in 1800 William Balmain recieved a land grant of 550 acres on the east side of Cockle Bay, an area which was to become the suburbs of Balmain and Rozelle. Balmain was an Assistant Surgeon on the First Fleet and continued working as a surgeon in the Colony until 1802 when he returned to England. He died in the following year.
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