- Patrick Logan
Captain Patrick Logan (1791 - October 1830) is best known as commandant of
Moreton Bay penal colony from 1826 until his death by murder in 1830. The identity of his killer was never discovered, although some postulate it was vengefulAboriginal Australian s who protested at his stern and unyielding manner.Born in
East Renton ,Berwickshire ,Scotland , he was the youngest son of a Scottish landowner and farmer, Abraham Logan and Janet Johnstown.In 1810 he joined the 57th Foot Regiment and served in the
Peninsular War .cite book |title=Stories of the Southside |last=Roberts |first=Beryl |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1991 |publisher=Aussie Books |location=Archerfield, Queensland |isbn=094733601X |pages=44 ] He took part in the battles ofSalamanca with the retreat from Salamanca;Vittoria ;Nivelle andToulouse .After returning to Ireland, in 1823 he married Letitia O'Beirne ] and they had two children Robert Abraham Logan (1824 - ?) and Letitia Bingham Logan (1826 - ?).
Logan arrived in
Sydney ,New South Wales , with his regiment in 1825 aboard the "Hooghly", and was soon appointed Commandant of the convict settlement atMoreton Bay . It was March 1826 by the time he reached the settlement, aboard the "Amity".Many geographic features in
South East Queensland bear his name, includingLogan City and the Logan River.Logan was the first
Europe an explorer to visit the upper reaches of theBrisbane River and other places in the vicinity including the areas now known as Esk and themountain rainforest s ofLamington National Park andMount Barney National Park . Captain Logan unsuccessfully attempted to climbMount Barney on the 13 and 14 June 1827. [Rankin, Robert. (1992) "Secrets of the Scenic Rim". Rankin Publishers p. 18. ISBN 0-9592418-3-3]Logan's death is central to the folk song Moreton Bay which represents Logan as a bloody tyrant. "Captain Logan, he had us mangled, on the triangles of Moreton Bay", attributes his death to "a native black", and concludes "my fellow prisoners, be exhilarated, that all such monsters, such death may find".
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History of Brisbane References
* [http://thecouriermail.com.au/extras/oq/book2main.html The Courier Mail Extras]
* J G Steele, The Explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770 - 1830, UQ Press, 1972.
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