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1819

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William Charles Wentworth published  A statistical, historical, and political description of the colony of New South Wales, and its dependent settlements in Van Diemen's Land: With a particular ... possessed by the United States of America  
 

 

 

John Thomas Bigge appointed by the British Government as Commissioner to conduct an enquiry into various aspects of the administration of the Colony  

 

 

Convict James Hardy Vaux, published first slang dictionary - 'Vocabulary of the Flash Language' ( Australia's first dictionary - written while Vaux was at Newcastle)  
 

 

 

Carters Barracks, designed by Francis Greenway, opened in 1819 (Situated at Brickfields Hill on site of present day Central Railway Station)  

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Employment at the factory in 1825

New Female Factory at Parramatta designed by Francis Greenway

The London Magazine By John Scott, John Taylor

 These outcast women: The Parramatta Female Factory, 1821-1848 (Macquarie colonial papers)

 

 
 

 

JANUARY 4

 

Arrival of convict ship Tyne. Master Cassey Bell. Surgeon Henry Ryan  
 

JANUARY 8

 

Arrival in the colony of Hunter Valley land owner John Gaggin, passenger on the convict ship Globe. Captain Joseph Blyth. Surgeon George Clayton  

 

 

 

MARCH 4

 

Arrival of convict ship Surrey I. Master Thomas Raine. Surgeon Matt. Anderson  
 

MARCH 11

 

Arrival of Lord Sidmouth convict transport  in Port Jackson

 

 

 

APRIL/MAY

 

Exploration of the country from Moss Vale to Bathurst by Charles Throsby

'Commenced expedition on 25th April 1819 passing through Cowpastures and arriving 9th May at the Hut of Lieut. Lawson on the Campbell River a short distance from Bathurst. Accompanied by John Rowley and two servants' SG

 

 

 

 

MAY

 

Phillip Parker King - investigation of north west coast  

 

 

 

MAY 13

 

Death of convict Margaret Catchpole  
 

MAY 24

 

Birth of Queen Victoria  

 

 

Hyde Park Barracks first occupied. Accommodation for 600 convicts  
 

JUNE 4

 

Appointment of Major George Druitt, 48th Regiment as Chief Engineer of Roads N.S.W.  

 

 

 

JUNE 17

 

NSW Savings Bank opened by Robert Campbell in Sydney  

 

 

 

JUNE 26

 

Arrival of convict ship Baring. Master John Lamb with 290 male prisoners having left England 27th January with 300 men. Five died on the passage out and five were landed at Hobart because of debility. Surgeon Superintendent D. Reid. Guard - detachment of 48th regt., commanded by Captain Coates of the 89th regt., Passengers Peter Roberts, Deputy Assistant Commissary General; ensign Grove White of 48th regt., Rev. Mr. Cross and family. Rev. Mr. Butler; Mr. James Kempe and Francis Hall, missionaries with their families; Mrs. Turnbull and family; and Tooi and Teterree, from NZ who had visited England

 
 

AUGUST 12

 

Captain James Morisset of 48th Regt., appointed Major  
 

AUGUST 25

 

Arrival of convict ship Bencoolen  
 

AUGUST 26

 

Arrival of convict ship Mary I  
 

SEPTEMBER 1

 

Arrival of convict ship Canada  
 

SEPTEMBER

 

Arrival in Sydney of Commissioner John Thomas Bigge  

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 21

 

Arrival of convict ship Daphne  
 

SEPTEMBER 26

 

Arrival of convict ship John Barry 1  
 

OCTOBER 7

Foundation stone of St. James' church laid by governor Macquarie  
 

OCTOBER

 

Colonial brig Princess Charlotte, built at Hunter's River, arrived in Port Jackson  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 16

 

Arrival of surgeon George Brooks on vessel David Shaw  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 19

 

Arrival of convict ship Atlas  
 

OCTOBER 21

 

Arrival of convict ship Grenada  
 

OCTOBER 25

 

D'arcy Wentworth replaced as principal colonial surgeon by James B Bowman  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 26

 

Expedition by John Howe overland from Windsor to Hunter River NSW  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 30

 

Arrival of convict ship Malabar  
 

NOVEMBER 1

 

Death of Sydney harbour master/ lighthouse keeper Robert Watson  
 

NOVEMBER 8

 

Death of postmaster Isaac Nichols  
 

NOVEMBER 15

 

George Paton appointed Postmaster for the colony

 

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 20

 

George Brooks appointed assistant surgeon  

 

                   

 

 

 

DECEMBER 17

 

Arrival of convict ship Minerva. Captain John Bell. Surgeon Charles Queade. 177 male convicts. One convict named Brennan  died on the passage out

 

 
 

DECEMBER 17

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Recovery. Captain William Fotherly. Surgeon Peter Cunningham. Guard consisted of 46th regt., under Lieut. Marsh of the 45th regt., 188 male prisoners

 

 
Captain Louis Claude Desaulses De  Freycinet on the L'Urainie on a voyage of discovery arrived at Sydney. Following a week of celebrations, Monsieur and Madame Freycinet entertained the Officers of the colony on board the Uranie before departing late December.

 

In 1817 French captain Freycinet commanded the "Uranie," in which Jacques Etienne Arago and others went to Rio de Janeiro, to take a series of pendulum measurements. This was only part of a larger scheme for obtaining observations, not only in geography and ethnology, but in astronomy, terrestrial magnetism, and meteorology, and for the collection of specimens in natural history. For three years Freycinet cruised about, visiting Australia, the Marianne, Sandwich, and other Pacific islands, South America, and other places, and, notwithstanding the loss of the "Uranie" on the Falkland Islands during the return voyage, returned to France with fine collections in all departments of natural history.

 
 

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