Captain John HunterPrint Page 
The portrait bust commemorates Captain John Hunter (1737 - 1821), former Governor of New South Wales, after whom the Hunter Valley was named. Hunter was captain of the Sirius in the First Fleet which landed in Australia in 1788. He succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800.
Location
| Address: | Kelly Street (New England Highway) , Elizabeth Park, Scone, 2337 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.046111 Long: 150.867778 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Colonial |
| Artist: | Victor Cusack |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1993 |
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Captain John Hunter , R.N.
Born 29 August, 1737 at Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Captain of the Flagship H.M.S. Sirius in the First Fleet’s voyage to Sydney in 1788.
Returned to England from east to west and on his return to Sydney in 1795 on the “Reliance”, became the first ever to circumnavigate the world from east to west.
2nd Governor of the N.S.W. colony 1795 - 1800.
As Governor of N.S.W. he established law reforms that are still in place today, including trial by jury.
Captain Hunter was responsible for naming Newcastle in 1797 when coal deposits were first discovered.
The Hunter River and its valley were named in his honour
