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The New American Cyclopaedia A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge By George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana

Published in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Sir Roderick Murchison in 1861 -  Murchison's 1844 comparison between the Australian 'Cordillera' and the gold bearing Ural chain

Regular ferry service established across the Hawkesbury River, NSW by George Peat

Notes and Sketches of New South Wales published. Author Louisa Anne Meredith

Henrietta departing Port Jackson for Calcutta with horses, the beginning of regular export in horse stock. Horses owned by W.C. Wentworth, William Bowman and others

Call for restrictions on poisonous drugs after large number of suicides

Arrival of immigrant ship Elizabeth with 310 passengers on board. 10 deaths on the voyage out

Death of merchant, shipbuilder James Underwood

John Fitz alias Knatchbull executed for murder of widow Mrs. Jamison.

Death of Robert Tighe of the Union Hotel at Newcastle, aged 46.  The Odd Fellows Society to follow in procession at the funeral

Norfolk Island no longer a dependency of NSW.

First election of district councilors throughout the colony

Pastoral Association of NSW established by squatters with aims to procure security of land tenure (MM 4 May 1844)

Death of Sir John Jamison at Regentville

Departure of the 80th Regiment under Major Bunbury for India. Captain  Sceberras (Scheberras) who had been stationed in Maitland departed with the regiment

Public meetings  held, and petitions to the Legislature prepared
throughout the colony, by all denominations on the Question of Education

Resignation of Sir T.L. Mitchell from the Legislative Council of New South Wales

Death of chief Justice Sir James Dowling at Darlinghurst

Parchment manufactured by Messrs. Mears & Co in Maitland. Between forty and fifty skins of parchment were first made. The Maitland Mercury reported that the parchment possessed a good body, was well and evenly manufactured; and took the ink as well and freely as paper without requiring to be pounced or rubbed with pumice stone previous to writing on.

John Nodes Dickinson appointed Judge of Supreme court of New South Wales in room of William Westbrooke Burton

Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt departed from Jimbour for Port Essington

 Read about the preparations underway at Newcastle in honor of Governor Gipps' visit

Execution of Benjamin Stanley for the murder of Robert Campbell at Williams River in May

First 'Exiles' arrive from England. First sent to VDL and later to Port Phillip. Known as Pentonvillians as they had already served part of their sentence at Pentonville prison in England

The Atlas founded by Robert Lowe

Bushrangers Edmond Brannigan and Timothy Bradish apprehended by Thomas Cullen and James Yates at Currie-a-Bark station on the Peel River.