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1790 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1790 in Australia. Leaders *Monarch - George III * Governor of New South Wales – Captain Arthur Phillip * Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King *Commanding officer of the colony's marine presence – Major Robert Ross Events * 28 February – John Irving becomes the first convict to be emancipated in New South Wales. * 19 March – HMS ''Sirius'', while transporting supplies to Norfolk Island, becomes wrecked and destroyed on a reef. This destroys many of the colony's supplies, and Phillip is again forced to introduce rationing to avoid famine. * March – Following the loss of the ''Sirius'', Lieutenant-Governor King returns to Britain to report on the difficulties of the settlements in New South Wales. Marine commander Robert Ross takes control of Norfolk Island in his absence, and under his harsh rule the condition on the island deteriorates. * 17 April – In order to replenish the supplies lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George III Of The United Kingdom
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until Acts of Union 1800, the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. He was the longest-lived and longest-reigning king in British history. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was a monarch of the House of Hanover but, unlike his two predecessors, he was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language and never visited Hanover. George's life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Fleet (Australia)
The Second Fleet was a convoy of six ships carrying settlers, convicts and supplies to Sydney Cove, Australia in 1789. It followed the First Fleet which established European settlement in Australia in the previous year. The Second Fleet has achieved a historical notoriety for the poor conditions aboard the vessels, and for cruelty and mistreatment of its convicts. Of the 1006 convicts transported aboard the Fleet, one quarter died during the voyage and around 40 per cent were dead within six months of arrival in Australia. The captain and some crew members of one vessel were charged with offences against the convicts, but acquitted after a short trial. The ships were supposed to travel together to Australia, arriving in Sydney Cove in 1789. However, one was disabled en route and failed to make the destination, while another was delayed and arrived two months after the other ships. The colony had expected that the Fleet would contain fewer unskilled convicts and more supplies: th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wentworth
William Charles Wentworth (August 179020 March 1872) was an Australian pastoralist, explorer, newspaper editor, lawyer, politician and author, who became one of the wealthiest and most powerful figures of early colonial New South Wales. Through his newspaper ''The Australian'', and as a founder of the Australian Patriotic Association, Wentworth was among the first colonists to promote a nascent form of Australian nationalism. He was also the leading advocate for a political system of self-government in the Australian colonies that was controlled by affluent land-owning squatters, derided by his critics as the "bunyip aristocracy". Birth William Charles Wentworth was born on the vessel HMS ''Surprize'' off the coast of the penal settlement of Norfolk Island in August 1790 to D'Arcy Wentworth and Catherine Crowley. Catherine was a convict while his father, D'Arcy, was a member of the aristocratic Anglo-Irish Wentworth family, who had avoided prosecution for highway robbery by ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1877 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: * Governor of New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead *Governor of Queensland – Sir William Cairns until 14 March, then Arthur Kennedy * Governor of South Australia – Sir Anthony Musgrave until 29 January, then William Jervois *Governor of Tasmania – Frederick Weld *Governor of Victoria – Sir George Bowen *Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Robinson GCMG, then Major General The Hon. Sir Harry Ord GCMG CB RE Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – ** until 21 March: John Robertson ** 21 March-16 August: Henry Parkes ** 17 August-17 December: John Robertson ** starting 17 December: James Farnell *Premier of Queensland – George Thorn until 8 March, then John Douglas *Premier of South Australia – John Colton until 26 October, then James Boucaut *Premier of Tasmani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Anderson (Commandant)
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Anderson CB KH (1 July 1790 – 18 July 1877), soldier and penal administrator, of the 50th Regiment, was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from March 1834 to February 1839. Anderson was also a politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1852 to 1856. Personal life Anderson was born in Keoldale, Sutherland, Scotland, the son of James Anderson of the township of Respond, Durness. His daughter, Elizabeth, married Swiss nobleman and winemaker Paul de Castella. Career Anderson joined the 78th Regiment at the age of fifteen. He saw action in the Napoleonic Wars – at the Battle of Maida, Egypt, the Peninsular War, and Guadeloupe. In 1826 he was appointed major in the 50th Regiment, and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales in 1834. Anderson was sent by Governor Bourke to Norfolk Island following the unsuccessful revolt of the convicts during the last days of James Morisset and his deputy Foster F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1861 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison, then John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar *Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen *Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard G. MacDonnell *Governor of Tasmania – Sir Henry Young *Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly *Governor of Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy. Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson, then Charles Cowper *Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert *Premier of South Australia – Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse *Premier of Tasmania – William Weston, then Thomas Chapman *Premier of Victoria – Richard Heales, then John O'Shanassy Events * 13 May – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales. * 30 June – Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Clow
James M. Clow (26 May 1790 – 15 March 1861) was a Presbyterian minister, in the area which now consists of the outer-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Early life and education James Clow was born at Ardoch on 26 May 1790. He educated at University of St Andrews. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy on 21 July 1813, He was subsequently appointed chaplain at Bombay by the Court of Directors H.E.I.C. on 8 December 1814, and ordained (by Presb. of Kirkcaldy) on 5 April 1815. Work in Bombay He arrived in Bombay on 8 November 1815, and on 15 December attended a meeting called by the Government to select a site and consider plans for a church. He held his first meeting of kirk-session 11 February 1816. Clow returned to Scotland on account of ill-health on October 1817. He was back in India on 10 March 1819 and opened St Andrew's church (then completed) 25 April following, Clow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1875 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: * Governor of New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead *Governor of Queensland – Sir William Cairns * Governor of South Australia – Sir Anthony Musgrave *Governor of Tasmania – Frederick Weld *Governor of Victoria – Sir George Bowen *Governor of Western Australia – The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG, then Sir William Robinson GCMG. Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – Henry Parkes until 8 February, then John Robertson *Premier of Queensland – Arthur Macalister *Premier of South Australia – Arthur Blyth until 8 June, then James Boucaut *Premier of Tasmania – Alfred Kennerley *Premier of Victoria – ** until 7 August – George Kerferd ** 7 August - 20 October – Graham Berry ** starting 20 October – James McCulloch Events *11 January – William Robinson arrives i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hurtle Fisher
Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1 May 1790 – 28 January 1875) was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer. He was the first Resident Commissioner of the colony of South Australia, the first Mayor of Adelaide and the first resident South Australian to be knighted. Early life and career James Hurtle Fisher was born on 1 May 1790 in Sunbury, then part of Middlesex, England, the eldest son of James and Henrietta Harriet Fisher. He was articled to London solicitors Brown and Gotobed and admitted to practice in July 1811. He married Elizabeth Johnson on 5 October 1813. He commenced practice as a solicitor in 1816. Bound for South Australia Fisher became a member of the South Australian Building Committee in September 1835; in November he was selected as resident commissioner. On 13 July 1836, he was formally appointed Registrar, and, on the next day, Resident Commissioner, under the South Australian Act. This meant he also had a position in the South Australian Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1856 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: * Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison * Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard MacDonnell * Governor of Tasmania – Sir Henry Young * Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly * Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – Sir Arthur Kennedy. Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: * Premier of New South Wales – Stuart Donaldson from 6 June to 25 August then Charles Cowper to 2 October then Henry Parker * Premier of Queensland – office not created until 1859 * Premier of South Australia – Boyle Travers Finniss from 24 October * Premier of Tasmania – William Champ from 1 November * Premier of Victoria – Dr William Haines * Premier of Western Australia – office not created until 1890 Events * 6 January – French musician and composer Nicolas-Charles Bochsa dies in Sydney. * 7 February – ''Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wollaston (clergyman)
John Ramsden Wollaston (28 March 1791 – 3 May 1856) was an Anglican priest who was instrumental in the establishment of the Church of England in Western Australia. Wollaston was born in London and educated at Charterhouse School where his father, Edward Wollaston, was a master. After taking holy orders, in May 1819 he married Mary Amelia Gledstanes with whom he had five sons: John R Wollaston, William E Wollaston, Henry N Wollaston, George G Wollaston and Edward C Wollaston and five daughters: Elizabeth M Wollaston, Mary E Wollaston, Mary A Wollaston, Agnes E Wollaston and Sophia C Wollaston. In 1840 Wollaston applied for the position of Chaplain for the Western Australian Land Company, a speculative venture that was seeking emigrant settlers to go to Australind, Western Australia, near Port Leschenault. The company failed to appoint him officially but continued to promote the venture by saying Wollaston was available. In the confusion, Wollaston proceeded to the new co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1866 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales – Sir John Young, Bt *Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen *Governor of South Australia – Sir Dominick Daly *Governor of Tasmania – Colonel Thomas Browne *Governor of Victoria – Sir Charles Darling (until 7 May), then Sir John Manners-Sutton (from 15 August) *Governor of Western Australia – Dr John Hampton Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – Charles Cowper (until 21 January), then James Martin *Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert (until 1 February), then Arthur Macalister (until 20 July), then Robert Herbert (until 7 August) then Arthur Macalister *Premier of South Australia – John Hart, Sr (until 28 March), then James Boucaut *Premier of Tasmania – James Whyte (until 24 November), then Sir Richard Dry *Premier of Victoria – James McCulloch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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