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Treadmill introduced to Carter's Barracks in
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January........
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His
Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane accompanied by Major
Goulburn, Colonial Secretary, embarked on board His
Majesty’s brig Satellite on the forenoon of
Thursday last, under the usual honorary salutes.
Captain Currie presently got his vessel under weigh;
and, in the course of the afternoon, the Satellite
cleared the Heads. His Excellency will only remain a
few days at Newcastle when, we understand he will
return to Headquarters.
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Responsibility for
allocation of convict labour assumed by Colonial Secretary instead of
Superintendent of Convicts
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Gregory Blaxland awarded
silver medal for first wine exported in bulk to London
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January 1...... |
Distilling of spirits permitted
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January 5....... |
Death at Annandale of George Johnston, former Lieut-Colonel
of 102nd regt.
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February....... |
Discovery of gold at Fish River near Bathurst by surveyor
James McBrien |
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February........
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Vessel 'Calder' wrecked near Newcastle
Read William Worth's account of the disaster |
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February 27........ |
Arrival of the
Lord Sidmouth with female prisoners.
Select
HERE to
find out more about the voyage of the Lord Sidmouth
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March......... |
Saxe
Bannister appointed first Attorney General in New South Wales
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March........ |
Agricultural settlement established at Wellington Valley by
Percy Simpson, soldiers and convicts
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March...... |
Road
from Richmond to Wallis Plains opened for droving
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March....... |
Third and final report
The State of Agriculture and Trade in the Colony of New
South Wales
issued by Commissioner Bigge |
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March4....... |
Arrival of the
Surry with 157 male prisoners
Select
HERE to find out more about the voyage of the Surry
in 1823. |
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March 9........ |
Arrival of the
convict ship
Princess Royal with 154 male prisoners.
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Princess Royal in 1823.
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March 19.......
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Death of convict lawyer
George Crossley Pitt St. Sydney aged 75 years |
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April....... |
Ticket of
leave
convicts John Finnegan, Thomas Pamphlet and Richard Parsons shipwrecked on
Moreton Island after being blown off course while sailing from Sydney to
Illawarra |
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April 22....... |
Arrival of the
convict ship
Brampton
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Brampton |
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May...... |
Arrival of John Dunmore Lang in Sydney |
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May...... |
Monaro
district explored by Capt. Mark Currie and Major John Ovens |
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June....... |
The Murrumbidgee
river discovered by Captain Currie and Major Ovens |
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June....... |
Pandora's Pass through the Liverpool Range found by botanist
Allan Cunningham
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June....... |
James Mitchell appointed assistant surgeon at Sydney Hospital
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June 18........ |
Arrival of settler
John Earl
with wife and family on the Thalia
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June 25....... |
Arrival of convict ship
Woodman with 94 female prisoners
Select
HERE to find out more about the voyage of the Woodman
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July......... |
Act
of British Parliament passed which set up a Legislative
council in NSW
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July 30....... |
Arrival of the convict ship
Recovery
Select
HERE to find out more
about the voyage of the Recovery |
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August....... |
James McClymont and
his wife Nancy, Rev. J.D. Lang,
John Larnach,
Beresford Hudson and Henry
Hewitt arrived in Van Diemen's Land on board the ship Andromeda |
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August 19........ |
Arrival of Hunter Valley settlers
John Eales and
John Cobb in Hobart on board the Francis
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August 26......... |
Arrival of 3rd Regiment (Buffs). To replace 48th Regiment |
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August 26........
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Arrival of the convict ship
Henry. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Thomas Davis
RN. Master - Captain Thatcher.
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Henry
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August....... |
Regular service between Sydney and Newcastle established by
cutter Eclipse.
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August....... |
Arrival of the convict vessel
Ocean with male prisoners
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Ocean in 1823 |
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September......
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Royal Veteran Company disbanded |
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September....... |
Arrival of Hunter Valley settler
Edward G. Cory
passenger on
the Allies |
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September.......
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Discovery of a new route
across the Blue Mountains from Richmond to Cox's River by
Archibald
Bell junior. This became known as the Bell's Line of Road. It
was planned that the lately disbanded Veteran corp were to be
settled along this line. |
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September
9....... |
Arrival of convict
ship
Earl St. Vincent
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Earl St. Vincent |
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October...... |
John
Oxley leaves Sydney on the cutter Mermaid to assess Port Curtis,
Moreton Bay and Port Bowen |
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October 16....... |
The
Sydney Gazette reported that all but 50 prisoners had been
removed from the Newcastle penal settlement to Port Macquarie.
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October 13....... |
New
Supreme Court of NSW constituted. Letters Patent sealed, known
as Third Charter of Justice (Court opened May 1824) |
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October 18....... |
Arrival of the convict ship
Mary
. Captain Steel.
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Mary in 1823 |
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November......... |
Vessel Mars 30 ton sloop built at Newcastle |
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November........ |
Exploration of Brisbane River by John
Oxley
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December
16....... |
Arrival of the
convict ship
Isabella
Select
HERE
to find out more about the voyage of the Isabella in
1823
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December 29........
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Arrival of the
Medina convict ship.
Captain Robert Brown. Surgeon John Rodmell.
Select
HERE to find
out more about the voyage of the Medina.
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December....... |
Captain Henry Gillman
appointed Magistrate at Newcastle |
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