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In 1808, the New South Wales Corps was renamed the 102d Regiment of Foot. [1] Having arrived in the colony in December 1809 with the 73rd Regiment of Foot , which was to take over from the 102d Regiment of Foot, Governor Lachlan Macquarie was able to control the rum trade more effectively, introducing and enforcing a licensing system.
The barracks are also of significant for their association with the New South Wales Corps. The NSW Corps arrived as guards on the Second Fleet in June 1790 to relieve the marines who had accompanied the First Fleet. Members of the NSW Corps served as the garrison at Parramatta and were housed in the newly erected military barracks. [1]
In May 1795 New South Wales Corps soldiers fought against Indigenous Darug warriors at Richmond Hill. When the corn was ripening, settlers sent a report to the NSW Corps barracks in Parramatta stating that there were sightings of Aboriginal people intending to take the corn.
New South Wales and Tasmania. [13] 48th (Northamptonshire) 1817 1824 New South Wales and Tasmania. [23] [24] 3rd (East Kent) – The Buffs: 1823 1827 New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Northern Territory. [25] [26] 40th (2nd Somerset) 1824 1829 New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. [27] Served two tours in Australia.
The First New South Wales Contingent arrived in South Africa in November 1899. New South Wales' contribution was the largest amongst all of the colonies, [116] with a total of 4,761 men being sent prior to Federation either at the colony's or Imperial expense. A further 1,349 were sent later as part of Commonwealth forces.
Governor King (1758–1808) The Guard was raised in the British Colony of New South Wales in late 1800 at the initiative of Governor Philip Gidley King.An order was sent from King to Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson of the New South Wales Corps on 26 December 1800 requiring the corps to provide a non-commissioned officer (NCO) and six privates to act as a bodyguard to King.
New South Wales Corps (1797- c. 1807 ) William Cox (19 December 1764 – 15 March 1837) was an English soldier, known as an explorer, road builder and pioneer in the early period of British settlement of Australia .
Victoria Barracks is an Australian Army base in the suburb of Paddington in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located between Oxford Street and Moore Park Road, it is just north of the Moore Park, the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium. Victoria Barracks houses the Headquarters Forces Command.