Tumut

History

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1606

• Quires discovers the New Hebrides.
  

• The Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria (March).
  

• Torres sails through Torres Straits (September).
  

1616

• Dirck Hartog discovers Eendracht Land (Western Australia).
  

1619

• Frederik Houtman discovers western coast from Swan River northwards.
  

1622

• The Leeuwin coasts south-western Australia to lat. 35° S.
  

1623

• Jan Carstensz in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
  

• Arnhem's Land discovered.
  

1627

• The Gulden Zeepaert coasts Nuyta' Land as far as Streaky Bay.
  

1628

• The Vyanen runs aground on De Witt's Land.
  

1629

• Pelsart wrecked on the Abrolhos.
  

1642

• Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand.
  

1644

• Tasman 's second Australian voyage : Australia coasted from Cape York to Eendracht Land.
  

1688

• Dampier visits north-western Australia in the Cygnet, landing at Buccaneer Archipelago.
  

1696

• Willem de Vlamingh discovers Swan River.
  

1699

• Dampier explores north-western coast in the Roebuck.
  

1705

• John Harris suggests the occupation of Tasmania.
  

1756

• Charles de Brosses proposes that France should occupy Australasian territory with foundlings, beggars and criminals.
  

1766

• John Callander makes similar suggestion for England.
  

1768

• James Cook in the Endeavour sails for the Pacific.
  

1770

• Cook sights the eastern coast, and annexes it under the name 'New South Wales.
  

1779

• Banks proposes to send convicts to Botany Bay.
  

1783

• Matra proposes to colonize New South Wales with 'loyalists' displaced from America.
  

1785

• Sir George Young proposes to colonize New South Wales with 'loyalists,' Friendly Islanders and Chinese.
  

1786

• Lord Sydney orders the equipment of a fleet to convey convicts to Botany Bay.
  

1787

• 'First Fleet' sails from England (May).
  

1788

• A Knowledge of Our Adopted Country read 29 Apr 1848. The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston Tas.)
  

• Fleet reaches Botany Bay.
  

• Port Jackson examined and settlement made on Sydney Cove.
  

• La Parouse in the Astrolabe visits Botany Bay.
  

• Norfolk Island settled.
  

1789

• Hawkesbury River explored.
  

• Launch of first vessel built in colony.
  

• First thea¬trical performance in Sydney.
  

1790

• First land grant made to convict James Ruse at Rose Hill (now Parramatta).
  

• First detachment of New South Wales Corps reaches Sydney.
  

1791

• Vancouver discovers King George's Sound.
  

• Whaling and sealing industry begun.
  

• Bowen discovers Jervis Bay.
  

• Fort Constructed at Dawes Point.
  

1792

• New South Wales Corps in control of the Colony.
  

• Arrival in Port Jackson of first foreign trading vessel the Philadephia from the United States.
  

1793

• First free settlers arrive; located at Liberty Plains (Bankstown).
  

• First church built by Richard Johnson.
  

1794

• Settlement formed at the Hawkesbury.
  

• The 'Scottish Martyrs' arrive.
  

1795

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• The Cowpastures discovered.
  

• Bass and Flinders explore George's River.
  

• First printing press erected in Sydney.
  

• Governor Hunter arrives.
  

1796

• Bass and Flinders coast Illawarra.
  

• First theatre opened in Sydney.
  

• Coal found near Port Stephens.
  

1797

• First walk by non aborigines from the Ninety Mile Beach, in what is now Victoria, up the coast to Sydney. Wikipaedia read & ABC read
  

• Coal found at Illawarra.
  

• Hunter River discovered, and coal found near its mouth.
  

• First merino sheep imported.
  

1798

• Bass discovers Western Port.
  

• Bass and Flinders circumnavigate Tasmania.
  

1799

• Flinders surveys coast northwards to Hervey Bay.
  

• Coal first exported (to India).
  

1800

• Governor King arrives.
  

• Volunteer associations founded at Sydney and Parramatta.
  

• Currency regulated.
  

Items in black below are not newspaper articles.

Most of these items are a reprint of the

"The Australian Encyclodaedia"

Vol. 1, pages 257 - 261

Edited by Arthur Wilberforce Jose and Herbert James Carter

in collaboration with T.G. Tucker C.B.G, Litt.D. (camb.)

Originally printed by Angus & Robertson Limited in1927.