Captain John Hobbs arrived with the 39th Regiment ex Sydney and Raffles Bay in Northern Australia. In October 1829, accompanied Barker and Bannister to explore the Canning District. Came back on 16 February 1830 from Van Diemens Land with stock and three stockmen. Claimed a land grant of 5,026 acres of which 4,000 were assigned in the Canning District. The land was re-assigned to John Randall Phillips when he did not return to the Colony and was named 'Maddington Park' by 1832.