Alex Pugh Alex Pugh i(9195466 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon The Intelligent Mr. Kinghorne Alex Pugh , Sydney : Australian Scholarly Publishing , 2023 26241238 2023 single work biography 'Alexander Kinghorne was a child of the Scottish Enlightenment, an agricultural innovator, surveyor, civil engineer and incurable romantic. But at the age of 54, driven by adversity and hope, he chose to take his family to the penal colony of New South Wales. Would he succeed in this new land? Would he rescue his children and restore them to the prominence in society he was sure was enjoyed by his shadowy forbears? Alexander's achievements extended beyond these things to a more intangible legacy of humanity and support for others.' (Publication summary) 
1 y separately published work icon The Master of Hell’s Gates : William Kinghorne 1796–1878 Chis Maxwell , Alex Pugh , Melbourne : Arcadia , 2017 13913362 2017 single work biography

'Captain William Kinghorne navigated some of the most treacherous waters in the world. His life encompassed the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling in the North Sea, the brutal penal settlements of Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur, the atrocities committed against the Aboriginal people of Tasmania, and the whaling industry of Jervis Bay. Turning his back on the sea, William ended his life as a pastoralist in the Goulburn district. His is a story of high adventure and achievement in an Australia that few would now recognize or acknowledge.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Merchant of Sydney : James Chisholm 1772-1837 Chis Maxwell , Alex Pugh , North Melbourne : Australian Scholarly Publishing , 2015 9195484 2015 single work biography

'… being so long situated in this Colony through my own industry and perseverance I thought it advisable to remain and improve my condition which thank God I have done …

— James Chisholm, Sydney, 15th February 1823

'James Chisholm was an important pioneer of colonial Australia, contributing to its business and banking, democratic processes and pastoral industry, yet historians have ignored him for two hundred years. He left his native Scotland as a young soldier and travelled half way around the world to a new land where from being a corporal in the Rum Corps he rose to become a leading merchant in Sydney. In a life characterised by faith, loyalty, family and self-improvement, this gruff but quietly spoken Scot, of ‘genial and kindly disposition’, commanded wide respect and made his mark on a new society.' (Publication summary)
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