First Settlers in South Australia
Four ships chartered by the South Australia Company set sail for South Australia in early 1836. On 22 February, days after the Letters Patent had been adopted, the ship John Pirie under the command of Captain George Martin set sail with 24 passengers on board. The ship Duke of York under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798–1864) set sail with 42 passengers on 24 February. On 30 March the ship Lady Mary Pelham departed London with 29 passengers. The fourth ship was the Emma which left London with 22 passengers on 21 April. All four ships of the South Australia Company arrived at Nepean Bay on Kangaroo Island. The Duke of York on 27 July, Lady Mary Pelham on 30 July, John Pirie on 16 August and the Emma on 5 October. A settlement was started at Kingscote, but this soon was abandoned for a settlement on the mainland.
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