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Dave Gregory The birth of Edward and Mary Gregory�s third son in 1845 occurred at a time of considerable change for the colony of New South Wales. Sir George Gipps was nearing the end of his eight years as governor, with public criticism and opposition to his land and education policies leading to his replacement by Sir Charles FitzRoy. Australia�s main cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide were scattered ports that relied largely on sea-borne communication. There were no operative passenger railways and no telegraph system. Each of the colonies were keen to maintain its independence, it being clear that a British push for federation would fail. The schism between the colonies was such that the press in each centre actively promoted the separation of the colonies, primarily away from the control of the Governor residing in Sydney. In spite of these differences, the various colonies were about to enter a period of prosperity. The 1840s was a period of depression with a severe droug...

In response to Soulberry's request, here is an (currently incomplete) listing of the references used so far. I'll update it again in the not too distant future. Bibliography Cricket Reference Books � Australian Cricket : A History. Moyes, A.G. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1959 � The Paddock that Grew. Dunstan, Keith. Cassell Australia, Melbourne, 1975 � The Formative Years of Australian Cricket 1803-1893. Pollard, Jack. Sydney, 1987. � The Wisden Book of Test Cricket Volume 1. Frindall, Bill. MacDonald and Jane, London, 1978 � ABC Australian Cricket Almanac 1990-1994. Edited by Derriman, Phillip and Dundas, Ross. ABC Books, Sydney � The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket. Edited by Cashman, Richard, Franks, Warwick, Maxwell, Jim, Stoddart, Brian, Weaver, Amanda and Webster, Ray. Oxford University Press, 1996 � Australia versus England : A Pictorial History of every Test Match since 1877. Frith, David. Richard Smart Publishing, Sydney, 1993. � A Century of Cricketers. Moyes,...