A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen.

The Rum Rebellion

John Oxley charts the Lachlan River

Oxley charts the Macquarie River.

A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.

New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.

Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.

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.

Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.

Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.

Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.

The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.

John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.

Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.

First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.

Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.

Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.

New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.

Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.

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).

The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.

Western Australia becomes a penal colony.

Victoria separates from New South Wales.

Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo

The Eureka Stockade

The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.

IGI as J C Sloan and Helen N Brown

IGI as J C Sloan and Helen N Brown

Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.

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.

Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.

SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.

John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.

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The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.

Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.

South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.

The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.

Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.

Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.

Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.

SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.

First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

Value of Estate Pds 502 3s 11d Confirmation of Ivie Campbell Sloan, residing sometime at Fairford, thereafter at Conimbla Cottage, Catrine sometime called Townhead of Catrine, who died 11 Sep 1878 at Catine, testate, granted at Ayr to John McRae, Ayr, John Baird, draper, village of Old Cumnock, Robert Dalglish, farmer, Templeland, Parish of Auchinleck and Thomas McWilliam, schoolmaster, Parish of Sorn, all in County of Ayr. Executors nominated in will or deed dated 1 Sep 1874 and recorded with other writs in Court books of comissariot of Ayr 26 Apr 1879