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Captain Philip Gidley King
Governor of colony until August 1806
Population of
Newcastle 103
Lieutenant Philip Gidley King. National
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First triplets born in the
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Arrival of convict ship Tellicherry. Thomas Cuzens master
Convicts on the Tellicherry included Michael Dwyer,
John Mernagh, Hugh Byrne, Martin Burke and Arthur Devlin who were granted
permission 'to banish themselves for life to NSW to avoid being brought to
trial for treasonable practices.' (HRA Vol V., p 841)
Governor King's
concerns re the 'Wild Schemes' of the Irish convicts
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Catastrophic flooding at the Hawkesbury. 5 people drowned
Account of the 1806 Flood in the 'Sydney Gazette'
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Arrival of convict ship William Pitt - Free settler Gregory Blaxland passenger on board.
The William Pitt departed Falmouth 10th August 1805 and from Cork 31st
August; she called at Madeira and San Salvadore and arrived at the Cape of
Good Hope on January 4th 1806, four days before the Battle of Blaauwberg.
The ships log records that constant firing of cannon and musketry of the
English and Dutch armies could be heard. The ship sailed from the Cape on
the 9th January. She took a total of 222 days to reach Port Jackson
(The Convict Ships, Charles Bateson., Library of Australian History, Sydney 1983, p. 188)
Read about the Battle of Blaauwberg |
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News of the Battle of
Trafalgar reaches the colony |
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Vessel Governor King wrecked
near Newcastle Read
account in the Sydney Gazette here |
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Colonial brig Venus
seized by crew & convicts off Port Dalrymple, VDL and taken to New Zealand.
Captain Chace of the Venus returned to Sydney on the vessel
Governor Hunter on the 8th July
More
about the Mutiny on the Venus HERE
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Arrival of convict ship Fortune |
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Appointment of William Bligh
in place of Governor King. |
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Arrival of convict ship Alexander 1
from England, Captain Brooks with 14 male and 42 female prisoners, all
healthy and with the loss of one male convict on the passage out and one
child |
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Address to Governor Bligh
by Officers Civil and Military & Free Inhabitants - the Sydney
Gazette
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Heavy hailstorm at the Hawkesbury |
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Stricter Port regulations
issued by Governor Bligh -
Read More Here |
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New South Wales Corp. promotions
War
Office, Nov. 18. - New South Wales corps - Brevet Major
George Johnston to be Major, without purchase. Lieut. John
Piper to be Captain of a company, vice Johnston. Ensign
Hugh Piper to be Lieutenant, vice J. Piper. Ensign William
Lawson to be Lieutenant.
Caledonian Mercury 24 November
1806 |
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Lieutenant William Lawson
temporarily Commandant at Newcastle in the absence of
Charles Throsby |
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