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Robert Watson (harbourmaster)

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Robert Watson (1756–1819) was a British sailor who arrived in Australia with the First Fleet as quartermaster of Sirius.[1]

In 1801 Watson was granted land at South Head in Sydney Harbour, in what is now known as Watsons Bay.

References

  1. ^ Lea-Scarlett, E. J. (1967). "Watson, Robert (1756–1819)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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