 The earliest permanent white settler of Port Melbourne and talented amateur artist, Wilbraham Liardet was working on an illustrated history of Melbourne before his death and in a 1913 news article, drawn from Liardet's work, an early impression of Darke's 1837 camp – with 'Darke's Ark and 'barrel on a pole' – was published.In 1843 he returned to New South Wales.In 1846 he was an Assistant Colonial Surveyor and lived with his wife and family in Pitt Street, Sydney.