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V. Woodthorpe (fl.1794c.1802)
Sydney
in History of New South Wales by George Barrington (17551804)
London: M. Jones, 24 December 1802
hand-coloured stipple engraving; 8.1 x 14.8 cm
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1797
May
Reports of coal
and the probable existence of a strait between the mainland and Van Diemen’s
Land are made by survivors of the Sydney Cove shipwreck (beached
on Preservation Island on 9 February)
June
26 HMS Reliance returns to Port Jackson with stores and some merino sheep from the Cape of Good Hope, some of which are bought by Macarthur and Marsden
July
3 Hunter sends a party of soldiers to protect settlers in the Hawkesbury area in order to protect settlers from following Aboriginal attacks
August
George Bass finds coal on a voyage to explore southwards at present day Coalcliff
September
John Shortland discovers coal at the Hunter Estuary
December
3 Bass and six oarsmen set out to explore the southern coast of New South Wales in a whaleboat, finding the Blowhole at Kiama, the Shoalhaven River, Jervis Bay, Twofold Bay, Wilson’s Promontory and Western Port. By his return in February 1798 he reports his belief in a strait between the mainland and Van Diemen’s Land
Other
A platypus is first sighted at the Hawkesbury River
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