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39th Regiment (Dorsetshires)
stationed in Maitland between 1827 and 1832 |
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Gold Ceres medal presented to Gregory Blaxland
for the production from his vineyard |
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Signal flags in Newcastle Harbour worn out. Vessels in danger
entering the harbour......
History
of Maritime Signal Flags |
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Detachments of the Buffs
depart for Calcutta on ships Woodford and Speke |
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Captain Francis Allman
appointed Police Magistrate at Newcastle |
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Appointment of Mr.
D. F. Mackay to position of
Superintendent of Prisoners and public works at Newcastle |
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First Regatta on
the Derwent River, Tasmania |
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Arrival in Sydney from Newcastle, the vessel Governor
Macquarie with a detachment of 3rd regt (Buffs) under Captain Foley |
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Appointment of John Mackaness as Sheriff of NSW |
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Arrival of convict ship
Grenada with 84 female prisoners on board, 4 having died en route. |
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With a view to the
convenience of the inhabitants of the more remote districts, His
Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that the Court of Requests
shall be held in future at Campbelltown instead of Liverpool and at
Wallis Plains, Hunter River instead of Newcastle.
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Arrival of convict ship
Brothers with 158 female prisoners on board. Master Charles Motley |
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Arrival of
Albion, Captain Ralph with 192 male prisoners. Guard - Captain
Crotty of 39th Regt. Assistant surgeon Evans of 57th Regt. |
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Midas,
Captain Baigarie arrived with 145 male prisoners, 3 having died on the
passage. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Morris. R.N. guard - Lieut. Bowen and 30
rank and file 39th Regt. |
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Thomas Stanley found guilty of
the murder of a native boy 'Tommy' at Port Stephens.
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Edward Charles Close retired from the Bench of Magistrates Hunter's River |
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Resignation of Captain Francis Allman as Police Magistrate at
Newcastle |
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Appointment of Samuel Wright of 39th regt., to position of Police Magistrate at
Newcastle. |
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Newcastle wharf completed by Alexander Busby under the direction
of his father
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Australian Museum founded in Sydney |
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Refusal by Chief Justice Forbes to certify legislation to impose
tax of 4d a copy intended to stifle criticism in newspapers
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Appointment of James Busby as collector of Internal Revenue and
Member of Land board
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Appointment of John Thomas Campbell as Acting collector of
customs N.S.W |
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Arrival of ship Elizabeth, Captain Collins. A.A. Company
employee Simon Kemp, wife son and 3 daughters passengers |
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Regatta held in Sydney Harbour |
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APRIL 30
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Departure of explorer Allan Cunningham from
Segenhoe Station in the
Hunter Valley. After leaving Segenhoe the party reached the formidable
Liverpool Ranges where they were forced to carry their baggage
to the crest as the packhorses were unable to manage the load.
(Wood, Allan., Dawn in the Valley, p218)
VIEW ANIMATION of the
probable route of the journey through the Hunter Valley before
the expedition reached Segenhoe.
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Heavy rain at Newcastle
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Grand Jury Presentment -
Call for Quarter Sessions to be held in Wallis Plains instead of Newcastle. |
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Appointment of John Dalhunty as Principal Superintendent of Police N. S.
W. |
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Lieutenant Nathaniel Lowe
charged and later acquitted for the murder of an Aboriginal man
in custody. |
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Allan Cunningham explores
north of the Hunter river, crossing the Gwydir, Macintyre and Dumaresq rivers
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Rev. Frederick Wilkinson nominated to the chaplaincy at
Newcastle
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Distribution of blankets and clothing to 150 natives at Newcastle in
honour of the King's birthday
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Arrival of ship
Mariner from Cork with 158 male prisoners on board |
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Appointment of William Lithgow to position of
Private Secretary to the Governor |
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Severe gales and heavy rain at Newcastle |
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Governor Darling and Archdeacon Scott visit northern settlements
(not Newcastle) |
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Captain James Stirling arrived at Raffles Bay with convict labour and
supplies to establish settlement in Northern Australia
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David Roberts, appointed constable at Reid's Mistake.
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Convict barracks
at Newcastle in dilapidated state with rain pouring through the
roof |
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Departure of Captain Gillman, wife and family for London on the ship
Australia
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Discovery of coal at Lake Macquarie |
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First
Specimens of coal discovered at Lake Macquarie sent to Sydney per Lord
Liverpool |
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Arrival of convict transport
Countess of Harcourt |
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Death of surgeon D'arcy
Wentworth at Homebush |
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Ship
Guildford, Captain Johnson from England with 189 male prisoners. Guard
consisted of a detachment of 38th Regt. under orders of Capt. Forbes.
Surgeon Hamilton of same Regt. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Linton. R.N. |
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Arrived
Marquis of Hastings, Capt.. Drake from England with 168 male prisoners.
Passenger Attorney General A.M. Baxter and wife, Mr. Foster. Guard detachment
of royal Veteran Corp (30) under orders of Lieut. Lane. 14 women and 13
children accompanied troops. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. King R.N. |
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Alexander Macduff Baxter appointed Attorney General of N.S.W. |
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Convict transport
Manlius arrived with 172 male prisoners. Capt. W. Johnstone. Surgeon
Dr. Conway, R.N., Quarter master Lloyd and 30 men of the 39th
Regiment |
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August - Princess Charlotte
arrived with 90 female prisoners from London, Captain Stephenson, Surgeon
Dr. Cameron. Families in want of female servants instructed to apply
to Principal Superintendent of convicts. |
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Vessel Charlotte lying wrecked on a beach near Newcastle after
foundering at sea on 7th Sept. |
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Appointment of Henry Grattan Douglass to position
of Commissioner of Courts of Requests |
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Thomas Livingstone Mitchell appointed Deputy Surveyor General N.
S. W.
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Ambrose Hallen appointed Assistant surveyor to Government of N.S.W. |
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Arrival of convict ship
Cambridge with 198 male prisoners.
Search the database for some of the convict who arrived on
this ship |
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Arrival of convict ship
Harmony with female prisoners
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Arrival of convict ship Prince
Regent with male prisoners on board
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Work commences on 'Busby's Bore' |
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Robert Wardell is tried for
seditious libel for referring to Gov. Darling in the Australian as 'ignorant
and obstinate'.
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Absconder Michael
Reilley shot dead near Newcastle. |
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39th Regiment leave Newcastle for Sydney. Replaced by detachment of Royal
Veterans
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september |
Convicts in Newcastle
moved from old barracks.......read
more |
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Cutter Amelia seized at Newcastle. |
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Pilot boat crew-man died while attempting to rescue the cutter Lord Liverpool
at Newcastle |
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Vessel Australian Lad wrecked at Newcastle. Crew perished |
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James Thomas Morisset appointed Magistrate |
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Arrival of ship Waterloo, Capt. Thomas Carter. A.A. Co employees
Henry & William Croasdill and Master John Croasdill came
passengers. Steerage 10 men, 6 women, 10 boys and 4 girls. |
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Convict transport
Champion, Captain Henry Lock, arrived with 127 male prisoners. Dr.
Francis Logan R.N. surgeon; Ensign Reed of 38th Regt., 29 men and 2 women. |
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Lieutenant colonel Morisset appointed Principal
Superintendent of N.S.W. Police. |
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Detachment of 39th regiment from the guard of the Champion
marched through George Street to their quarters in the Military Barrack
preceded by the regimental bugles, fifes and drums. |
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Departure of the 3rd regt., (Buffs) for India. Dinner at Government house
for Colonel Stewart and the Officers of the Buss previous to departure. |
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Arrived Marquis of Anglesea
with 284 French merino sheep and 10 Welsh ponies imported for
A.A. Company.
Passengers J Graham, G. Graham, William Hervey, Thomas Ebsworth, George
Oliver 14 in steerage including William & Eliz. Street; Joseph Gorton and
James Fletcher |
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Arrival of ship Eliza.
George Rutherford surgeon on board and Daniel Leary, Master |
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Arrival of ship Frederick, capt.
William Leggs. A. A. Company accountant William Barton and clerk J. E.
Ebsworth passengers |
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John Donohoe
(Bold
Jack Donohoe) began robbing carts on the Sydney Windsor road |
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Australian Subscription
Library opened in Sydney |
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Brig Phoebe, belonging to Alexander
Berry and Edward Wollstonecraft, seized by 15 convicts while at anchor at
Crookhaven on south coast of NSW |
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