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An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony By John Dunmore Lang

   
 

 

 

Trial by jury extended to criminal cases in NSW under Governor Bourke  

 

 

 

 

 

Wool begins to replace whaling industry as major primary industry  

 

 

 

 

 

50th Regiment (West Kents) detachment stationed in Maitland 1833 to 1841

 
 

 

 

British Government removes East India Co's trade monopoly in Australia

 ......East India Company - Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 5

 

The Perth Gazette and West Australian Journal established  

 

 

 

JANUARY 5

 

Arrival of the barque Mary III with 168 male prisoners. Capt. Jamieson. passengers Richard Cunningham, colonial botanist. Capt. Daniels, & soldiers of 21st Reg. of Royal Scotch Fusiliers.  

 

 

 

JANUARY 19

 

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts founded  

 

 

 

JANUARY 26

 

Public meeting on the 45th anniversary of the colony to petition His Majesty and the Parliament for Representative Assembly.  

 

 

 

FEBRUARY

 

Church and School Corporation dissolved. Church of England monopoly of education ended  

 

 

Arrival of the barque Fanny with female prisoners. Master Henry Sherwood and surgeon Francis Logan  
 

FEBRUARY 5

 

Arrival of convict transport Roslin Castle  with 194 male prisoners. Master William Richards  

 

 

Ship Hibernia lost while en route to NSW 152 lives lost  

 

FEBRUARY 18

 

Arrival of convict ship Camden with 198 prisoners  

 

 

 

MARCH

 

Charles O'Hara Booth appointed commandant VDL  

 

 

 

MARCH 9

 

Arrival of the Surrey II from Cork. Captain Veal. With 141 female convicts and 11 children. Surgeon Superintendent E. T. Bromley. Passengers 19 free females and 40 children  

 

 

 

MARCH 11

 

Arrival of  Andromeda  with 182 male convicts

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Australian Steam Navigation Company commenced.  
 

APRIL

 

Hunter Valley land owner Peter McIntyre found not guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury  

 

 

 

APRIL 19

 

Arrival of convict ship Mangles with male prisoners  

 

 

 

MAY

 

Arrival of the Westmoreland, Capt. Brigstock. Among the Passengers - surgeon William Carlyle  

 

 

 

MAY 7

 

Death of Watkin Tench in England  

 

 

 

MAY 25

 

Arrival of convict transport Diana

 

 

 

MAY 29

 

Arrival of John Batman in Port Phillip

 
 

JUNE 26

 

Arrival of the Portland transport from Cork  

 

 

 

JUNE 27

 

Arrival of the Asia 1 (7) with male prisoners  

 

 

 

JULY 18

 

Death of surgeon William Redfern in Edinburgh  

 

 

 

JULY

 

Piratical seizure of government boat by convicts at Norfolk Island

 
 

AUGUST

 

Capital punishment for forgery and livestock theft abolished  

 

 

 

AUGUST 3

 

Arrival of Waterloo convict ship with 203 male prisoners  

 

 

 

AUGUST 6

 

Arrival of convict ship Caroline  from Cork with 120 female prisoners

 

 

 

 

AUGUST

 

Female emigrants arrived on the Bussorah Merchant  

 

 

 

AUGUST 26

 

Convict transport Captain Cook arrived from Portsmouth with 226 male prisoners

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 30

 

The Amphitrite with female prisoners to N.S.W. wrecked on Boulogne Sands; Only 3 persons saved out of 131.  

 

 

 

AUGUST 30

 

Death of Sydney merchant and ship owner Joseph Underwood  

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 19

 

Arrival of Heroine from Portsmouth with male prisoners. Small pox on board. Vessel Quarantined

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 27

 

Death of John Palmer - early Commissary NSW.  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 5

 

Arrival of ship Buffalo. Master Commander Sadler

 
 

OCTOBER 15

 

Theatre Royal opened in Sydney  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 16

 

Death of Merchant Richard Brooks  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 18

 

Arrival of convict transport Lord Lyndoch  

 

 

 

OCTOBER 23

 

Township of Muswellbrook gazetted  
 

OCTOBER 26

 

Arrival of convict ship Royal Admiral  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

Convict rebellion at Castle Forbes.  
 

NOVEMBER

 

Charles von Hügel commenced tour of Australia

 NEW HOLLAND JOURNAL. November 1833 - October 1834. Translated and edited by Dymphna Clark. Botanic Index by Roger Hnatiuk.

 
 

NOVEMBER

 

Lieut-Governor Arthur moves penal settlement from Macquarie Harbour to Port Arthur VDL  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 3

 

Arrival of Aurora with 300 male prisoners. Superintendent Alexander Stewart. Guard Major Delisle, Lieut. Greetham, 29 rank & file of 21st Fusileers  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 5

 

Guy Fawkes effigy paraded through streets of Sydney  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 11

 

Death of naval officer James Grant  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 17

 

Death of NSW pastoralist and merchant Alexander Riley  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 18

 

Arrival of  Java, Capt. John Todd  with 262 male convicts. and 29 rank & file of 4th, 17th, and 21st regiments under command of Lieut. Wrixon and Ensign Codd.

 
 

NOVEMBER 21

 

Arrived the Neva convict transport

 
 

NOVEMBER

 

Sophia Jane steamer sold to Messrs Street and Grose. To continue trips to the Hunter.  

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 30

 

The Ann Jamieson burned to the water and sank after an explosion. at King's Wharf. 8 lives lost  

 

 

 

DECEMBER 18

 

Convict ship Lloyds arrived. Master Edward Garrett. Surgeon John Inches.  

 

 

 

DECEMBER

 

News received in Sydney of the loss of the ship, Lady Munro, and
seventy-six persons, on the passage from Calcutta
 

 

 

 

DECEMBER

 

Death of John Stephen, Judge of Supreme court  

 

 

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