Helen CampbellAge: 691798–1867
- Name
- Helen Campbell
- Given names
- Helen
- Surname
- Campbell
Ellen Campbell
- Name
- Ellen Campbell
- Given names
- Ellen
- Surname
- Campbell
Ellen Ferguson
- Name
- Ellen Ferguson
- Given names
- Ellen
- Surname
- Ferguson
| Birth | about 1798 43 37 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Australian History | 1798 Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Birth of a brother | 7 July 1799 (Age 18 months) Of Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Ivie Campbell
|
| Birth of a sister | 1802 (Age 4) Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Wilhemina Campbell
|
| Marriage of a half-sister | Margaret Campbell - View family about 1803 (Age 5)
father's son-in-law -
William Fisher
half-sister -
Margaret Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 5) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 6) 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 10) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Marriage of a half-brother | William Campbell - View family about 1809 (Age 11) Dalfarson Mills, Doon, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
half-brother -
William Campbell
half-brother's wife -
Jean Scott
|
| Marriage of a sister | Isabel Campbell - View family 4 April 1812 (Age 14) Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
brother-in-law -
William Graham
elder sister -
Isabel Campbell
|
| Marriage of a sister | Jean Campbell - View family about 1812 (Age 14) Prob New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
brother-in-law -
William Brown
elder sister -
Jean Campbell
|
| Marriage of a sister | Tomina Campbell - View family 24 June 1815 (Age 17) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
brother-in-law -
Alexander Rowan
elder sister -
Tomina Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 19) 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 20) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Marriage | David Ferguson - View family about 1820 (Age 22) |
| Marriage of a sister | Janet Campbell - View family 14 June 1820 (Age 22) Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
brother-in-law -
Andrew Campbell
elder sister -
Janet Campbell
|
| Birth of a son #1 | about 1821 (Age 23)
son -
David Ferguson
|
| Birth of a daughter #2 | about 1823 (Age 25)
daughter -
Margaret Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 26) 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 |
| Marriage of a sister | Wilhemina Campbell - View family 1825 (estimated) (Age 27)
brother-in-law -
Thomas McCaig
younger sister -
Wilhemina Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 27) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | about 1826 (Age 28)
daughter -
Jane Ferguson
|
| Birth of a daughter #4 | about 1827 (Age 29)
daughter -
Helen Ferguson
|
| Birth of a daughter #5 | 14 August 1828 (Age 30) Barr by Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
daughter -
Agnes Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 30) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 31) 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. |
| Marriage of a half-brother | George Campbell - View family 1830 (Age 32)
half-brother -
George Campbell
half-brother's wife -
Janet McDonald
|
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 32) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | 9 April 1831 (Age 33) Barr by Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
daughter -
Jessie Campbell Ferguson
|
| Marriage of a brother | Ivie Campbell - View family 4 July 1831 (Age 33) Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Ivie Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jean Richmond
|
| Death of a father | 28 July 1831 (Age 33) Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
father -
Ivie Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 33) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 34) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Birth of a son #7 | about 1833 (Age 35) Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son -
Ivie Ferguson
|
| Death of a half-brother | 17 April 1833 (Age 35) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
half-brother -
William Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 35) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 37) 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 38) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | about 1838 (Age 40)
daughter -
Elizabeth Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 40) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 41) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 42) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Birth of a son #9 | about 1841 (Age 43)
son -
William Ferguson
|
| Census | 7 June 1841 (Age 43) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland Note: Helen 40 Yes |
| Death of a sister | 5 November 1841 (Age 43) Kellintrae, Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
elder sister -
Tomina Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 43) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 44) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 45) 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). |
| Marriage of a daughter | Helen Ferguson - View family 3 March 1844 (Age 46) Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son-in-law -
John McClellan
daughter -
Helen Ferguson
|
| Death of a mother | 4 August 1844 (Age 46) Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
mother -
Margaret Dunbar
|
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 47) 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. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 1846 (Age 48)
granddaughter -
Helen McClelland
|
| Marriage of a daughter | Margaret Ferguson - View family 1848 (Age 50) Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son-in-law -
William Walbram
daughter -
Margaret Ferguson
|
| Birth of a grandson #2 | about 1849 (Age 51) New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
grandson -
John Wallace
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | about 1850 (Age 52) New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Helen Wallace
|
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 52) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 53) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Marriage of a daughter | Agnes Ferguson - View family 22 April 1852 (Age 54)
son-in-law -
David McCall
daughter -
Agnes Ferguson
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | about 1853 (Age 55) New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Mary Wallace
|
| Birth of a grandson #5 | 18 July 1853 (Age 55)
grandson -
John McCall
|
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 55) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | 1854 (Age 56) Australia
grandson -
David McCall
|
| Marriage of a daughter | Jessie Campbell Ferguson - View family 5 June 1854 (Age 56) Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son-in-law -
Peter Skelly Reid
daughter -
Jessie Campbell Ferguson
|
| Death of a grandson | 9 November 1854 (Age 56) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
grandson -
David McCall
|
| Birth of a grandson #7 | 23 November 1854 (Age 56) Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
David Reid
|
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 56) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Marriage of a brother | Ivie Campbell - View family 15 January 1855 (Age 57) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Ivie Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jean Lee
|
| Death of a half-brother | 14 March 1855 (Age 57) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
half-brother -
George Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 57) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | 12 January 1856 (Age 58) Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
George Reid
|
| Death of a daughter | 12 August 1856 (Age 58) Wood Of Aucheland, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Margaret Ferguson
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | 27 September 1856 (Age 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
granddaughter -
Agnes Elizabeth McCall
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | 27 September 1856 (Age 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
granddaughter -
Ellen Mary McCall
|
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 58) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Marriage of a son | Ivie Ferguson - View family 26 March 1857 (Age 59) Wigtownshire, Scotland
son -
Ivie Ferguson
daughter-in-law -
Anne McQuaker
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | 4 August 1857 (Age 59) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Jane Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 59) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Death of a granddaughter | 3 February 1858 (Age 60) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
granddaughter -
Agnes Elizabeth McCall
|
| Birth of a grandson #12 | 15 June 1858 (Age 60) Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
Ivie Reid
|
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 60) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Death of a sister | 24 May 1859 (Age 61) Airelick, Mochrum, Scotland
elder sister -
Jean Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 61) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | 11 February 1860 (Age 62) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
grandson -
David Robert McCall
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | 8 June 1860 (Age 62) Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Helen Reid
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | 14 August 1860 (Age 62) Camrie, Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Helen Ferguson
|
| Death of a sister | 15 September 1860 (Age 62) Marchburn, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
elder sister -
Isabel Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 62) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | 25 January 1861 (Age 63) Australia
grandson -
Thomas Bayliss McClellan
|
| Birth of a grandson #17 | 1861 (Age 63) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
grandson -
William Thomas McCall
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | 24 December 1861 (Age 63) Penninghame, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Elizabeth Reid
|
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 63) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | 1 April 1862 (Age 64) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Margaret Ferguson
|
| Death of a daughter | 24 December 1862 (Age 64) New Zealand
daughter -
Jane Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 64) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Death of a husband | 25 June 1863 (Age 65) Lochenbreck Well, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
husband -
David Ferguson
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | 4 November 1863 (Age 65) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
granddaughter -
Anne I A McCall
|
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 65) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | 1864 (Age 66) Australia
granddaughter -
Jessie McClellan
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | about 1864 (Age 66) Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Agnes Reid
|
| Birth of a grandson #23 | 30 March 1864 (Age 66) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
William Ferguson
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | 3 November 1865 (Age 67) St George, New South Wales, Australia
granddaughter -
Agnes J McCall
|
| Birth of a grandson #25 | 1866 (Age 68) Australia
grandson -
William McClellan
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | 2 March 1867 (Age 69) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Elizabeth Ferguson
|
| Australian History | 1867 (Age 69) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Death | 4 April 1867 (Age 69) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Baptism 25 September 1754 35 30 Garclough, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 July 1831 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
6 years mother |
Baptism 20 June 1760 Burnton, Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 4 August 1844 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
Marriage: about 1786 |
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|
16 months #1 elder sister |
Isabel Campbell
Birth 28 April 1787 32 26 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 15 September 1860 (Age 73) Marchburn, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
3 years #2 elder sister |
Jean Campbell
Birth about 1790 35 29 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 24 May 1859 (Age 69) Airelick, Mochrum, Scotland |
|
2 years #3 elder sister |
Tomina Campbell
Birth 17 January 1792 37 31 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 5 November 1841 (Age 49) Kellintrae, Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland |
|
23 months #4 elder sister |
Janet Campbell
Birth about 1794 39 33 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 9 January 1876 (Age 82) Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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4 years #5 herself |
Helen Campbell
Birth about 1798 43 37 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 4 April 1867 (Age 69) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
|
18 months #6 younger brother |
Birth 7 July 1799 44 39 Of Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 3 December 1867 (Age 68) Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
3 years #7 younger sister |
Wilhemina Campbell
Birth 1802 47 41 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 25 April 1876 (Age 74) Craigman, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Father’s family with Jean Gemmell - View family |
| father |
Baptism 25 September 1754 35 30 Garclough, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 July 1831 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
-9 months step-mother |
Jean Gemmell
Birth about 1754 Death 1786 (Age 32) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
Marriage: 1778 |
|
|
3 months #1 half-brother |
George Campbell
Birth 10 April 1778 23 24 Waterhead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 14 March 1855 (Age 76) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
3 years #2 half-brother |
William Campbell
Birth 19 November 1780 26 26 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 17 April 1833 (Age 52) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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3 years #3 half-sister |
Margaret Campbell
Birth 17 July 1783 28 29 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 21 July 1873 (Age 90) Craignarget, Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Family with David Ferguson - View family |
| husband |
David Ferguson
Birth 1796 Carsphairn, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 25 June 1863 (Age 67) Lochenbreck Well, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
|
2 years herself |
Helen Campbell
Birth about 1798 43 37 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 4 April 1867 (Age 69) Wood Of Auchleand, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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Marriage: about 1820 |
|
|
1 year #1 son |
David Ferguson
Birth about 1821 25 23 Death Western Australia, Australia |
|
5 years #2 daughter |
Jane Ferguson
Birth about 1826 30 28 Death 24 December 1862 (Age 36) New Zealand |
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-3 years #3 daughter |
Margaret Ferguson
Birth about 1823 27 25 Death 12 August 1856 (Age 33) Wood Of Aucheland, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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4 years #4 daughter |
Helen Ferguson
Birth about 1827 31 29 Death yes |
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19 months #5 daughter |
Agnes Ferguson
Birth 14 August 1828 32 30 Barr by Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 June 1923 (Age 94) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years #6 daughter |
Jessie Campbell Ferguson
Birth 9 April 1831 35 33 Barr by Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 17 June 1902 (Age 71) Barlauchlan Croft, Newton Stewart, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
|
21 months #7 son |
Ivie Ferguson
Birth about 1833 37 35 Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 6 August 1894 (Age 61) 13 Arthur Street, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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5 years #8 daughter |
Elizabeth Ferguson
Birth about 1838 42 40 Death yes |
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3 years #9 son |
William Ferguson
Birth about 1841 45 43 Death 25 October 1898 (Age 57) Balminoch, Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Helen Campbell has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents … Laidlaw + Helen Campbell
Parents John Campbell + Sarah Turner
Parents George Sloan + Elizabeth Campbell
Parents Thomas Campbell + Jennet Brown
Parents Thomas Campbell + Mary Pearson
Mother's family (0)
| Australian History | 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 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 | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Census | Helen 40 Yes |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 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 | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. |
| Australian History | Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. |
| Australian History | Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. |
| Australian History | SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. |
| Australian History | John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. |
| Australian History | Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. |