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Total white population in May 1803... 7097 men, women and
children |
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Exploration of the site of Melbourne by
Surveyor-General of NSW Charles Grimes (1772 - 1858) |
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Disappearance of
George Bass after
leaving Port Jackson in the Venus. |
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Australia's first newspaper
the
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser published....... |
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The Glatton put into Rio de
Janeiro en route and arrived in Sydney Cove with 263 male
convicts and 130 female convicts, twelve having died on the
way. One hundred scurvy weakened convicts were put on
board the Supply the day before the Glatton arrived in Sydney
Cove. Half of these were sent immediately to the Sydney Hospital to recover.
Convict Richard Binder on board |
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St. John's Church, Parramatta
established
More about
St. John's Church at Parramatta Heritage Ride |
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Entertainment on board HMS Buffalo........ |
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Departure of the Calcutta from England with 307 male
convicts. Captain Woodriff. In February The Duke of
Northumberland sent from his estate at Alnwick castle a number of sheep with
two rams of a particular breed to embark on the Calcutta. It was
hoped they would prove a great advantage to the colony as the sheep were
known to invariably produce from 2 to 4 lambs (The
Newcastle Courant, 26 Feb., 1803) |
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Freemasonry banned |
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Arrival of convict ship Rolla |
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First officially recognized
Roman Catholic mass celebrated by Father Dixon |
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Arrival of Mathew Flinders
in Port Jackson after circumnavigating Australia |
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Lieutenant Bowen departed to
form a settlement at Van Diemen's Land |
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Postal service established
between Sydney and Parramatta
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Cato and
Porpoise wrecked on the Barrier reef |
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European settlement in Van Diemen's
Land. Lieut. Bowen, 35 convicts and 13 soldiers |
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SEPTEMBER 16
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Death of naturalist
Nicholas Baudin at Mauritius |
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Convict Joseph Samuels reprieved by Gov. King after three
attempts at executing him failed |
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Colonial vessel
Nancy launched at Green Hills |
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Arrival of the Calcutta
and Ocean at Port Phillip. Attempt at settlement at Port
Phillip Bay abandoned
James Hingston
Tuckey was first Lieutenant on the Calcutta. Read about his life
HERE |
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Death of Surgeon William Balmain |
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Arrival of the ship Calcutta at Port Jackson. On board
the Calcutta was convict John Fawkner, his wife and two children
Elizabeth and John Pascoe Fawkner |
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Escape of William Buckley
(1780 - 1838)
from the Port Phillip expedition. Buckley remained with a tribe of
aborigines for 32 years. ("Buckley's chance") |
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DECEMBER
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Matthew Flinders detained at Mauritious
Memoirs of Hydrography Including Brief Biographies of the Principal Officers who Have Served in H.M. Naval Surveying Service Between the Years 1750 and 1885 By Llewellyn Styles Dawson |
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Drought conditions throughout
colony |
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