Today I and my C.I.P class has been doing some research about Charlesworth Reserve Here it is.
On the 10th June 1875, William helped cut some trees down. He accidentally chopped his foot and five days later he was buried with his wife and son.
William was born in Yorkshire England in 1814. At a young age, William took to the sea and worked as the first mate on a boat named The Brothers which went around the Pacific. he got the title of Captain when he owned a vessel called the Royal Saxon in the boat he travelled as far south as Australia and even seeing the shores of Russia.
The reserve is named after Captain Wiliam Charlesworth, after he brought the land. Sadly tho he passed away in 1875 ( Born in 1914 ) He was also from England
This 20 ha of land, was in the estuary by Linwood Ave and Humphries Drive, Over 100,000 trees are now being planted there
- What: It's an old farm that has been made into a reserve.
- Where: estuary by Linwood Ave and Humphries Drive
- Why: Captain Wiliam Charlesworth brought the land
- Pant types: Native plants
- Birds types: 4Native birds
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