Garrett Cotter Garrett Cotter i(9713224 works by)
Born: Established: 1802 Cork (County),
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Ireland,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1886 Michelago, Royalla - Bredbo - Jerangle area, Canberra region (NSW), Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1822
Heritage: Irish
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BiographyHistory

Garrett Cotter was an Australian convict who from 1822 he lived in the Cotter Valley and River region. In 1843 he received a ticket of leave and worked on Lake George, but after a dispute between his employer and his employer's neighbour was banished to live on the outskirts, west of the Murrumbidgee River. In 1847 Cotter received a pardon and became a squatter in the Michaelago in the Monaro region of New South Wales. the Cotter River in the Australian Capital Territory was named after Garrett Cotter. (Source: Wikipedia website)

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