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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December |
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Estimated white population
approximately 5,000 |
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Wilson's Promontory and Phillip Island
sighted by George Bass |
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Three men returned to Sydney after an
exhausting stint in the bush around Cowpastures. They brought with them a
lyrebird described by David Collins as a variety of bird of Paradise. |
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Hail Storm in Sydney stones 6"
diameter
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Arrival of Barwell.
Master John Cameron. Passengers included Hunter Valley settlers
McDougall and Bowman families; Richard Dore, deputy Judge-Advocate and 287
male prisoners. Convict lawyer/poet Michael Massey Robinson was also
transported on the Barwell |
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Arrival of
Britannia. Robert Turnbull master. Convict Bryan Spalden on board later
to be exiled to Newcastle after the uprising at Castle Hill |
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Departure of Bass & Flinders
in the
Nautilus to investigate the possibility of a strait north of Van Diemen's
Land. |
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Arrival of the Norfolk from Bengal with cargo of merchandise and
stock |
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Fire destroyed the first
church in Australia |
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Government Order issued requesting that names
of female servants be forwarded to authorities. |
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Merchandise in the colony at exorbitant prices |
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Drought in the summer of 1798
- 99.
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