JOHN EYRE
My name is John Eyre and i was born in the 5th of August 1815 in England. I am the third son of Anthony William Eyre and Sarah Mapleton. When I grew up I wanted to join the army, but when I turned 17 my father told me to suggested for me to emigrate to Australia.
In the boat the Ellen I arrived in Sydney on the 20th of march 1833. Sydney had no money in it for me so I moved to Hunter River district, where I had the chance to learn about sheep and cattle management. A year later I moved 3000 sheep from the Liverpool Plains to Molonglo (ACT). After many of the sheep were getting exposed by diseases, I sold my property and went back to Sydney. I met a man named Charles Sturt and i raised money to overland sheep, cattle, horses and oxens to Melbourne in April. Arriving in Melbourne later on, on August the 2nd, I sold my stock for a lot of money.
RECORD
After that I went back to Port Phillip, Sydney. Where I tried to transport 300 cattle towards Adelaide. I was excited to be the first one to find a direct path from Port Phillip and overland stock from Sydney to Adelaide, but was stopped after being forced to turn back after having a lack of water. After many fails Joseoh Hawdon guided me along the Murray to Adelaide.
After failing I set off again with 1000 sheep and 600 cattle, in which took 14 weeks to get from Sydney to Adelaide and I made 4000 dollars, which would be more then 100k today (around $105,263 dollars). Half of the money was mine so I bought a cottage in Adelaide.
GOVERNOR
In 1846 I was lieutenant governow of New Zealand which had a salary of $800 and a living pay of