David Collins (1756-1810) - Fought at the Battle of Bunker’s Hill in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War; arrived in Sydney Cove with the First Fleet as the Judge-Advocate of New South Wales (1778-1796); in 1803 arrived at Sorrento in Port Phillip Bay as the lieutenant governor of the proposed new dependency under the governor of New South Wales and finally transferred to Van Diemen’s Land in 1804 to establish Hobart Town where he died in 1810 - Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Search for David Collins’ Tomb
Plans are underway for the search for the lost tomb of Lt Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, David Collins.
See :
Our Press release in The Australian November 22nd 2021.
Where in the earth is Lt Governor David Collins? - ABC March 9 2010
David Collins’ Burial - The Mercury, Saturday 18 April 1925, page 5
St David’s Park today - see below image where the original wooden church, built over David Collins’ tomb, is believe dto have been - Source
The original church in St David’s Park Hobart - We don’t know exactly where it was, or what it was called but we do know it was a wooden structure was built in what is now St. David’s Park and used for church services before it was demolished by a storm in the early 1800’s. It was built over the tomb of Lt-Governor David Collins after his funeral in 1810. - Source.
Images of St David’s Park, the Cemetery and the Memorial of Lt-Governor David Collins.
Portrait miniature of David Collins, watercolour on ivory, ca. 1797-ca. 1803 / by John T. Barber - Source State Library of NSW
Rear of Portrait miniature of David Collins, watercolour on ivory, ca. 1797-ca. 1803 / by John T. Barber