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Thomas Wylde
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Announcement in England of a New Voyage of
Discovery - In 1817, Louis Claude Desaulces de Freycinet embarked on the L'Uranie on a major
scientific expedition around the world to record information regarding the
geography, meteorology, terrestrial magnetism, ethnology, and indigenous
flora and fauna of various locations in the southern hemisphere |
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Arrival of
Lord Melville
convict ship with 99 female prisoners. 101 prisoners arrived at Portsmouth
from London on the
Lord Melville
in first week of September 1816. 16
free women, passengers and 41 children were also on board. Barron Field,
recently appointed Supreme Court Judge of NSW and his new wife Jane (Cairncross)
also came passengers. |
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Arrival of
Fame convict
ship . Master Henry Dale, Surgeon John Mortimer |
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Arrival of
Sir William Bensley, convict ship. Surgeon William Evans. 199 male
prisoners, 1 having died on the passage. |
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Bank of New South Wales opened
for business in Macquarie Place Sydney |
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Lieut-Governor
Sorell takes over administration of Van Diemen's Land
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Arrival of
Morley
convict ship from England |
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St. John's Church Parramatta
opened. |
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Arrival of the
convict transport
Shipley with 125 male prisoners |
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APRIL 28
John Oxley - Courtesy of the State
Library of NSW |
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Expedition by John Oxley
westward from Bathurst to explore inland plains. |
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Vessel William Caesar,
government boat, seized by prisoners and later found north of Port Stephens |
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Arrival of convict ship
Chapman from Cork
The Chapman departed
Cove of Cork 25 March and arrived in Port Jackson 26th July under Captain Drake. Sailed
in company with the 'Pilot'. Guard consisted of a serjeant and 30 men of the
46th regt . Nearly 200 prisoners, seven of whom were killed during a daring
mutiny. Several more were also wounded Mutiny
on the
Chapman
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Area south east of Moss Vale
explored by
Charles Throsby |
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Arrival of convict transport Pilot
The Pilot departed Cove of Cork 9th March, touched at
Rio de Janeiro 5th May bringing 120 male prisoners, all in
excellent health. The military guard consisted of a serjeant and
30 privates of the 46th and 48th regt., under the orders of
Lieut. Franklin of the 69th |
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Arrival of convict
ship
Canada from Cork with 89 female prisoners and 12 of their
children |
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Arrival of 48th Regiment,
commanded by Lieut-Col Erskine. To relieve 46th Regiment |
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Arrival of Convict ship
Almorah, Master William McKissock
Arrived at Port Jackson in the unusually short
time of four months and one day from the Nore. Not a
single instance of mortality had occurred on board and all the
convicts were landed in health and spirits; such had been the
excellent regulations of the master and surgeon, that the
necessity of inflicting punishment had not arisen |
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Arrival of convict transport
Lord Eldon from England
Departed
England 9th April under Captain James Thomas Lamb and called at Madeira &
Rio de Janeiro where 1 prisoners escaped by swimming ashore. 4 prisoners
died on the passage. 220 male prisoners and military guard consisting of a
detachment of 46th regt., Passenger John McArthur and 2 sons William and
John |
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Death of merchant Garnham Blaxcell at Batavia |
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Francis Beattie found guilty
of receiving stolen goods (Sydney). |
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Methodist church at Castlereagh opened by
Rev. Samuel Leigh
Remarkable Incidents in the life of Rev. Samuel Leigh |
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Foundation stone of St.
Matthew's church Windsor laid by governor Macquarie |
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NOVEMBER
22
Read about
Winder's daughters 'The Roses of the Hunter'
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Arrival of the convict transport
Frederick at Port Jackson. Passenger Thomas White Melville Winder.
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Arrival of
Larkins in Port Jackson with 247 prisoners |
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Death of former Governor
William Bligh in England |
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Escape of Tasmanian bushranger
Michael Howe |
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Phillip Parker King and
Allan
Cunningham leave to explore north west coast of the continent.
Two Master's mates - Frederick Bedwell and John Septimus Roe; 12 seamen; 2
boys also accompanied the voyage (Total 12)
Follow the expedition (Project Gutenberg)
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Loss of the schooner Endeavour off Newcastle.
Owned by John Black. Taking coals when a gale came on from the south. Broke
her moorings and washed onto Nobbys Point where she was wrecked. |
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Phillip Parker King's expedition enter
Bass Strait |
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DECEMBER
Sydney Heads 1880
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Completion of Tower
Lighthouse, South Head, Sydney designed by Francis Greenway.
First Light House keeper Robert Watson. (Watson's Bay named in his honour) .
Construction of a new lighthouse on the site was commenced in 1883
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