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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December |
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Sturt’s exploration
party reached the Bogan River. |
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Arrival of Convict transport Governor Ready having left
Cork with 200 male prisoners. Surgeon F.B. Wilson R.N. and 10 passengers. |
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Arrival of Convict ship Sophia. Left Dublin with 190
prisoners. Surgeon Dr. Osborne. Hunter Valley bushranger Robert Chitty
convict on board |
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Convict transport Vittoria arrived from London. Master
John Smith. Surgeon. J. Dickson. |
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John Blaxland appointed to the Legislative council |
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James Thomas Morisset appointed
Commissioner of Norfolk Island |
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Discovery of the Darling River
by Captain Charles Sturt |
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The
Launceston Advertiser founded by J.P. Fawkner |
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Death of NSW first Treasurer
William Balcombe |
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Arrival of Convict ship Fergusson
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Edward Smith Hall editor,
proprietor and printer of the newspaper Monitor (Sydney) sentenced to 12months imprisonment for seditious libel of Governor Darling in the Monitor
of 22 November 1828
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E. Hayes, editor of The Australian, fined and imprisoned for six months for
libelling Governor Darling |
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Arrival of convict transport Mellish
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Rev. Broughton of Pembroke
College appointed Archdeacon of New South Wales
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Arrival of Convict transport Edward from Cork. James Gilbert master. |
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James Raymond
appointed Postmaster of the colony. |
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Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger landed at the site
of Fremantle. |
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Arrival of convict ship Lord Melville |
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Arrival of Ward Stephens (later proprietor of Sydney Herald) on
the Resource |
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Arrival of the vessel Swiftsure, Captain
Johnstone. Passengers Charles Wilson, Randolph Want, Thomas
Connolly, Andrew Scales, Felix Lynn, Ousely Condell, John Rant. |
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Arrival of the vessel Pyramus, Captain Elder.
Passengers included Captain Ranclaud, Mrs. Ranclaud and 5
children; Mr. Caswell, Mrs Caswell and 2 children; Mr. and Mrs
Wynter and 3 children. Mrs. Hoddle and 1 child. |
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Arrival of Convict ship Princess
Royal , Captain Sherwood with 100 female prisoners. Surgeon
Superintendent A.D. Wilson. Passengers Stephen Owen and Mr.
Baldy of the Commissariat dept., and G.C. Stapleton of the
Surveyor's dept., |
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Charles Wilson appointed Director of Public works |
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Vessel Governor Ready wrecked Torres Strait
midway between Murray and Halfway Islands.
The crew in ship's boats sailed 2,400 km to Timor in 14 days |
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Schooner Mermaid, merchant ship
Swiftsure, and brig Comet also wrecked in
Torres Strait. |
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Death of explorer/botanist George Caley |
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Arrived from Cork the ship Eliza II with 173 male
prisoners. Captain Nicholas. Surgeon James McTernon. guard 40th regt. under
Lieut. Sweeney. Passengers Edward Wall and 11 free boys to join their
parents. |
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Arrival of the vessel Sulphur at Rottnest Island. The
Sulphur convoyed the Parmelia with Lieut-Governor James
Stirling to Western Australia. Surgeon with the convoy Alexander Collie |
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JUNE 18
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Proclamation of settlement in
Western Australian by Lieutenant Governor Stirling
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First Rugby Union Football game played in Sydney |
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Arrived from London ship Waterloo,
Capt. Addison, with 180 male prisoners. Surgeon Michael Goodsir. Passengers
Col & Mrs. Dumaresq, Mrs Goodsir and Lieut. Grove of 63rd Regt. |
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William Henry Moore appointed Crown Solicitor |
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Captain Phillip Aubyn in charge of the Police
establishments at Wallis Plains and Patterson's Plains |
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First Circuit Court opened in
Maitland NSW |
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Arrival of convict ship
Sovereign
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Convicts escape from Macquarie Harbour in the brig
Cyprus |
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The ship America
with 169 prisoners quarantined on arrival after measles had caused
death on board
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Guard from the ship Norfolk came ashore and
marched to their Quarters in the Military Barracks preceded by the drums and
fife of the 39th Regt. |
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Charles Thomas Smeathman appointed
coroner for the city of Sydney |
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Convict transport John arrived from London. Capt.
Norsworthy & surgeon John Love. 188 male prisoners. Lieut. Forbes of 89th
regt. in charge of guard. Passengers Archdeacon Broughton, Mrs.
Broughton and 2 children, Samuel and Mrs. Hutton. |
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Rev. William Grant Broughton
to be Archdeacon of New South Wales in the room of Rev. Thomas
Hobbes Scott who resigned |
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Grand Ball and supper held at
the Mess Room by the officers of the 57th regiment who were shortly to leave
for India |
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Emancipists become eligible
for jury service |
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Governor Darling proclaimed
the Nineteen Counties of New South Wales which redefined the
Limits of Location, beyond which settlement prohibited |
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Gregory Blaxland
appointed Magistrate of the Colony |
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Rainfall experienced
throughout the Hunter Valley breaking four year drought |
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Captain Robert Robinson of N.S.W. Veteran company to be dismissed from his Majesty's Service. Robinson was court-martialled for
insubordination to Governor Darling. |
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Sloop Fly lost outside Sydney Heads - 3
drowned. |
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Captain Wright of 38th
Regiment tried for alleged murder of convict Patrick Clinch at
Norfolk Island. Acquitted |
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Strike in Sydney by newspaper
compositors
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Arrival of convict ship
Guildford |
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Roger Therry appointed Commissioner of the
court of Requests for N.S.W. |
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Arrival of convict ship Layton |
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Arrival of
Lucy Davidson with female prisoners |
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Marquis of Anglesea
wrecked at Swan River. W.A
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A Letter From
Sydney published by Edward Gibbon Wakefield |
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Arrived the
Morley with 200 male prisoners |
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Claudine, Captain
Heathorne arrived from London with prisoners. 2 died on the
passage. Surgeon W.H. Trotman; guard 26 rank and file accompanied by 5 women
and children under orders of Capt. Paterson of the 63rd |
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From London arrived the Sarah with 199 prisoners. Capt. Columbine, Surgeon
A. Osborne. |
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Felton Mathew appointed
Assistant surveyor. |
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Arrival of Larkins from
Cork with male prisoners |
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Arrival of ship William. Sir Edward Parry
Commissioner of Australian Agricultural Company, passenger on board |
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