Added: Dec 13, 2010

From: 77Aussie

Duration: 9:53

Presenting The Briars Park at Mt. Martha on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne Australia. * The homestead is not always accessible due to a shortage of volunteer guides. ** Koalas, kangaroos and wallabies reside on the property, though can prove elusive. ADDITIONAL INFO: - Napoleon stayed in a pavillion on the The Briars estate on St. Helena for 2 weeks until he was relocated to Longwood House. - William Balcombe's second daughter, Elizabeth Lucia Balcombe (Betsy), was the only family member who spoke French and acted as interpreter between Napoleon and the Balcombes'. - In 1844, Betsy published the book "Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon". - William Balcombe left St. Helena for England with his family in 1818 under suspicion of acting as a go-between between Napoleon and Paris. - William was appointed Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales in 1823, and arrived with his family in Sydney in 1824. - The eldest daughter died during the voyage. - William Balcombe died in 1829. - William Balcombe had five children. - Alexander Beatson Balcombe was the youngest of William's children. - Alexander's middle name was the name of the governor on St. Helena. - Alexander arrived in Port Phillip in 1839, but then left, got married, and returned with intentions to settle in 1842. - Alexander took over the 'Chechingurk' property in 1846 and settled. - 'Chechingurk', sometimes referred to as 'Tichin-Gorourke', was the aborignal word given to what is now Balcombe Creek and means 'voice of frogs'. - The aboriginals who inhabitated the area prior to Europeans arriving were the Boonoorong, which is also spelt Bunwurrung, Boonwerung, Bunurowrung, and Bunurong. - The original name for Mornington was Schnapper Point, and was given the name by Alexander Beatson Balcombe. - Schnapper Point was named Mornington in 1864, after the Earl of Mornington. - Alexander was the grandfather to Dame Mabel Brookes, who put together the Napoleonic collection. - It's believed that some of the furniture was given to the family by Napoleon out of appreciation for the friendship. - Staff and volunteers report the homestead to be haunted. LINKS REFERENCES: - http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030078b.htm - http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130301b.htm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briars,_Saint_Helena - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunurong - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I#Exile_on_Saint_Helena - http://maps.google.com.au - http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;852 - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/402943/Napoleon-I/16227/Exile-on-St-Helena - http://www.josephinesrestaurantmtmartha.com.au/ - http://www.nationaltrust.org.sh/newsletters/no17/newletter-17-dec07-4.html - http://www.virtualsorrento.com.au/trust-properties - Park information sheets. THIS VIDEO IS COPYRIGHT © 2010 77AUSSIE.

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