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January
February
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May
June
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September
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Thomas Wylde
appointed Crown solicitor |
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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)
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Arrival of Fame convict
transport . 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 Shipley with 125 male prisoners |
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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 |
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Area south east of Moss Vale
explored by Charles Throsby
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Arrival of convict transport
Pilot
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Arrival of convict
ship Canada from Cork with 89 female prisoners |
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Arrival of 48th Regiment,
commanded by Lieut-Col Erskine. To relieve 46th Regiment
The Colonial Garrison, 1817-1824: The 48th Foot, the Northamptonshire Regiment in the Colony of New South Wales |
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Arrival of Convict ship
Almorah, Master William McKissock
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Arrival of convict transport
Lord Eldon from England |
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Death of merchant Garnham Blaxcell at Batavia |
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Francis Beattie found guilty
of receiving stolen goods (Sydney). Search
the database for information about Francis Beattie |
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Methodist church at Castlereagh opened by
Rev. Samuel Leigh |
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Foundation stone of St.
Matthew's church Windsor laid by governor Macquarie |
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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) |
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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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