Well..
I might agree too - if the area was actually named after Del Badgery.
Unfortunately, however, the information I have is that it was named after the pioneering agriculturalist, James Badgery.
He was given a Government grant of 840 acres there in 1806 by, I understand, Governor Bligh.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
While we're batting worthy names around, second to P Gordon Taylor, I'd also put forward the name of another outstanding aviator
and airline proprietor, C Arthur Butler.
As a footnote, that greedy entrepreneur (literal meaning: enter and take) Reginald Myles Ansett neatly and very sneakily shafted
Arthur Butler to gain control of Butler Airways.
Many people never forgave him for that.
p.s. .. It just occurred to me .. perhaps Del Badgery might have been a descendant of James.
pps .. I just did a goggle and it seems he was indeed a direct descendant of James Badgery and therefore should be a front-runner in the considerations.
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Last edited by Stanwell; 12th Dec 2016 at 04:43.