Henry WALLEN affectionatele known as "governor"/ The first farmer in South Australia He was a aresident of Kangaroo Island from 1819 to 1856 departed this life at Adelaide May 2nd 1856 and brought to K/I/ for burial aged 62 years. Governor Henry WALLEN Wallen arrived on Kangaroo Island circa 1819 as a free settler. He established a farm at "Three Wells", Cygnet River and has been described as South australia's first farmer. He is said to have been a quiet, industrious, well behaved man. He was a successful hunter, familiar with the biblr and kind to his aboriginal wives and son, henry jnr. When the first official settlers arrived in 1836, Wallen introduced himself as "the governor". He was helpful to the colonists in many ways but was unfairly dispossessed of his farm and stock when the SA company took it over for their office. Wallen moved to Hog Bay and returned to hunting, while Henry Jnr was sent to Hobart Town to receive and education. Henry jnr becanme known as Whalley and joined whaling ships He was a pall-bearer at the funeral of William LANNEY, the last full-blood male Tasmanian aboriginal in march 1869. Whalley the chief harpooner in a whaling expedition died following the wreck of the Bencleugh at Macquarie Island in Aug 1877 Governor WALLEN lived out his life on Kangaroo Island until poor health required him to go to Adelaide for medical treatment, He died at the Gresham Hotel, King William Street in April 1856 at 62 years of age. His body was brought back to Kangaroo Island on the cutter Breeze and interred in this cemetery. Kingscote historic cemetery - Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

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Latitude -35.64494408291707, Longitude 137.6390855024721
Latitude -35° 38’ 42", Longitude 137° 38’ 21"