Maria Anna … Of HesseAge: 611785–1846
- Name
- Maria Anna … Of Hesse
- Given names
- Maria Anna
- Name suffix
- Of Hesse
| Birth | 1785 |
| Marriage | William … - View family |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 3) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 5) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 7) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 12) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 13) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 18) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 19) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 23) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 32) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 33) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 39) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 40) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 43) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 44) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 45) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 46) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 47) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 48) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 50) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 51) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 53) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 54) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 55) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 56) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 57) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 58) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 60) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Death | 1846 (Age 61) |
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