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English: Commemorative plaque at Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia. Wording on the left plaque reads: "To commemorate Benjamin Boyd, Banker, Merchant, Pastoralist, & Whaler. A resident in this locality from 1842 to 1849. Who was killed by the natives of the Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. October 1851. R.A.H.S." Wording on the right plaque reads: "Benjamin Boyd's yacht, Wanderer, which arrived from England, July 1842. Boyd established his industry at Neutral Bay & various parts of N.S.W. & thus formed a link of the early history of Australia. The yacht after a tragic voyage, during which Boyd was killed by cannibals & carried off, was wrecked at the entrance to Port Macquarie." |
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| Author | Gronk Oz |
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