Port Macquarie

Hometown to the PPDC's three Jones brothers and much of their extended family. The brothers are the seventh generation of their family to be born in the city.
== History (the pickleplum-skims-wikipedia-version) ==
Port Macquarie (nicknamed 'Port') was founded in 1821 as a penal colony to take the place of Newcastle, which was being opened to settlers. 900 convicts were sent from Newcastle to Port and set to work.
Now, here's the fun bit: Newcastle and then Port were for the punishment of those guilty of 'secondary offenses': that is, they were shipped in from elsewhere to New South Wales, screwed up /again, and were sent on down the line. 
Even better: Newcastle infamously sucked, but Port was /worse. The word 'hellhole' was commonly used to describe it. And, apparently, the local Indigenous population was especially eager to catch escapees and return them for trade goods, too.
Even /better: The wonderful Governor Ralph 'I name everything for myself' Darling used Port as a dumping ground for educated folks who criticized him.
In 1830, Port ceased to be a penal colony (that 'honour' went to the newly opened Moreton Bay) and was opened to settlers.
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