Philip Gidley King

…was named in 1801 for Philip Gidley King, third governor of New South Wales. Scarcely settled before 1900, it now makes up a local government area. Mixed livestock farming (dairy and beef cattle) and crop growing are pursued on a broad central and narrower northern belt. Scheelite (tungsten ore), mined…

and 1808—Arthur Phillip, John Hunter, Philip Gidley King, and William Bligh—were dedicated, hardworking administrators. From Phillip’s departure in 1792, however, they met opposition from the New South Wales Corps, a military force that had been recruited to perform garrison duty. Its officers were allowed to own land and, contrary to…

…Port King to honour Captain Philip Gidley King, then the governor of New South Wales, of which Victoria was then a part. It was later renamed for Captain Arthur Phillip, the first (1788–92) governor of New South Wales.