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Edward Dayes (17631804)
after Thomas Watling (b.1762)
[Natives under Rock in Bad Weather] c.1797
watercolour; 8.1 x 13 cm
R292 |
1799
January
7 Bass
and Flinders complete their circumnavigation of Van Diemen’s Land having
explored the Tamar Estuary, climbed Mt Wellington and confirmed the existence
of Bass Strait
February
11 The public gaol in Sydney is deliberately burnt down
28 Hunter issues another general order prohibiting distilling of spirits
March
The Hawkesbury River floods after torrential rains
June
4-6 Violent storms cause much damage in Sydney
July
8 Flinders leaves Port Jackson in the Norfolk to explore the coast to the north, examining Moreton Bay, and Hervey Bay
October
18 Five settlers on the Hawkesbury are found guilty of murdering two Aboriginal people. They are subsequently pardoned
December
28 The gaol at Parramatta is deliberately burnt down
Other
The estimated population New South Wales is 5,088 (1,724 convicts)
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