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Governors of NSW 1822 - 1847

 

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Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales .... By Barron Field

Cedar exported from Illawarra district  
 

 

 

Sugar Cane grown near Port Macquarie. The first planted by Captain Allman the first Commandant  
 

 

 

Signal Station built on Beacon Hill at Newcastle erected by Acting Engineer Lieutenant Close.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Carters Barracks in Sydney extended in 1822. Could now accommodate 200 male convicts.

A separate Barrack for 100 convict boys was contiguous to Carters Barracks. The two buildings were separated by a high wall and both were enclosed by a strong brick wall 12 feet high. William Elyard appointed first Superintendent
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey of Newcastle by Henry Dangar - Buildings in Newcastle in 1822 included:

(The History of Early Newcastle 1800 - 1870, Documents & Illustrations, Edited by D. O'Donnell) (HRA., i, IX, pp 697-8)

 

 

 

JANUARY

 

 

 

Arrival of David Maziere  on the Skelton

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 7

 

 

 

Arrival of Newcastle settler John Laurio Platt  on the convict ship Providence II. Master James Herd. Surgeon Dav. Reid.

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 23

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Mary II. Master Charles Arcoll , surgeon John Rodmell

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 4

 

 

 

Arrival in Van Diemen's Land of the Britomart with Hunter Valley settlers John Galt Smith, Robert and Helenus Scott

 

 
Departing for England after 11 years -  Lachlan Macquarie & family on the Surrey  

 

 

MARCH 9

 

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Southworth. Master Dav. Sampson. Surgeon Joseph Cook

 

 

 

 

MARCH 9

 

 

 

Commercially successful honey-producing bees imported to NSW by Captain John Wallis on the convict ship Isabella

 

 

 

 

MARCH 11

 

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Shipley. Master. L.W. Moncreif. Surgeon George S. Rutherford

 

 

 

 

APRIL

 

 

Philip Parker King returned to Sydney after completing four voyages  
Death of pioneer brewer James Squires  

 

 

MAY 19

 

 

Arrival in NSW of Captain Samuel Wright on the Richmond  

 

 

MAY 20

 

 

Hunter Valley land owners Captain James Phillips and Dr. Francis Moran arrived on board the female convict transport Mary Anne 1  
 

JUNE

 

James Croft per Lady Castlereagh appointed gaol keeper at Newcastle gaol  

 

 

JUNE

 

 

 

Exploration of Moreton Bay by William Lawrence Edwardson in command of the Snapper

 

 

 

JULY 5

 

Agricultural society of New South Wales founded.

 

 

 

JULY 10

 

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Guildford. Master Magnus Johnson. Surgeon James Mitchell

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 17

 

 

Eclipse of the sun  

 

 

AUGUST 25

 

 

Charles Spratt, John Antonio, Henry Bridge, Daniel Clarke, Felix Patshaw, Thomas Dwyer, George Hasler, and Thomas Till were found guilty of stealing a whale boat, the property of the Crown, from the Settlement of Port Macquarie; and John Doyle, for aiding in the felony. The prisoners had been either sent from Head quarters to Port Macquarie or from Hunter’ River (Newcastle) to that Settlement.  

 

 

SEPTEMBER

 

 

Vessel 'Magnet' wrecked at Newcastle  

 

 

OCTOBER

 

 

Arrival of Leslie Duguid  on board the William Shand  

 

 

NOVEMBER 8

 

 

Arrival of Hunter Valley land owner Timothy Nowlan on board the convict ship Mangles  

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

 

Dismissal of Colonial Architect Francis Greenway  

 

 

 

Arrival of Hunter Valley land owner Lieutenant William Hicks on the Admiral Cockburn from VDL  

 

 

NOVEMBER 22

 

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Eliza 1. Master James Hunt. Surgeon Willam Rae

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 21

 

 

 

Arrival of convict ship Countess of Harcourt 2. Captain George Bunn. Surgeon Robert Armstrong

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER30

 

 

Arrival of Hunter Valley settler Dr. Walter Scott  in Van Diemen's Land on board the Regalia  

Free Settler or Felon?

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