Colonial Events 1823
Treadmill introduced to Carter's Barracks by 1823
Responsibility for allocation of convict labour assumed by Colonial Secretary instead of Superintendent of Convicts
Gregory Blaxland awarded silver medal for first wine exported in bulk to London
January
Governor Brisbane visited Newcastle - His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane accompanied by Major Goulburn, Colonial Secretary, embarked on board His Majesty's brig Satellite on the forenoon of Thursday last, under the usual honorary salutes. Captain Currie presently got his vessel under weigh; and, in the course of the afternoon, the Satellite cleared the Heads. His Excellency will only remain a few days at Newcastle when, we understand he will return to Headquarters.January 1
Distilling of spirits permittedJanuary 5
Death at Annandale of George Johnston, former Lieut-Colonel of 102nd regt.February
Discovery of gold at Fish River near Bathurst by surveyor James McBrienFebruary
Vessel 'Calder' wrecked near NewcastleWilliam Worth's account of the disaster
Sea Grave Yard
February 27
Arrival of the convict ship Lord Sidmouth with female prisonersMarch
Saxe Bannister appointed first Attorney General in New South WalesMarch
Agricultural settlement established at Wellington Valley by Percy Simpson, soldiers and convictsMarch
Road from Richmond to Wallis Plains opened for drovingMarch
Third and final report The State of Agriculture and Trade in the Colony of New South Wales issued by Commissioner BiggeMarch 4
Arrival of the Surry with 157 male prisonersMarch 11
Arrival of the convict ship Princess Royal with 154 male prisoners.March 19
Death of convict lawyer George Crossley, Pitt St. Sydney aged 75 yearsApril
Ticket of leave convicts John Finnegan, Thomas Pamphlet and Richard Parsons shipwrecked on Moreton Island after being blown off course while sailing from Sydney to IllawarraApril 11
Arrival of the convict ship BramptonMay
Arrival of John Dunmore Lang in SydneyMay
Monaro district explored by Capt. Mark Currie and Major John OvensJune
The Murrumbidgee river discovered by Captain Currie and Major OvensJune
Pandora's Pass through the Liverpool Range found by botanist Allan CunninghamJune
James Mitchell appointed assistant surgeon at Sydney HospitalJune 18
Arrival of settler John Earl with wife and family on the ThaliaJune 25
Arrival of convict ship Woodman with 94 female prisonersJuly
Act of British Parliament passed which set up a Legislative council in NSWJuly 30
Arrival of the convict ship RecoveryAugust
James McClymont and his wife Nancy, Rev. J.D. Lang, John Larnach, Beresford Hudson and Henry Hewitt arrived in Van Diemen's Land on board the ship AndromedaAugust
Regular service between Sydney and Newcastle established by cutter Eclipse.August 19
Arrival of Hunter Valley settlers John Eales and John Cobb in Hobart on board the FrancisAugust 26
Arrival of 3rd Regiment (Buffs). To replace 48th RegimentAugust 26
Arrival of the convict ship Henry. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Thomas Davis RN. Master - Captain Thatcher.August
Arrival of the convict ship Ocean with male prisonersSeptember
Royal Veteran Company disbandedSeptember
Arrival of Hunter Valley settler Edward G. Cory passenger on the AlliesSeptember
Discovery of a new route across the Blue Mountains from Richmond to Cox's River by Archibald Bell junior. This became known as the Bell's Line of Road. It was planned that the lately disbanded Veteran corp were to be settled along this line.September 9
Arrival of convict ship Earl St. VincentOctober
John Oxley leaves Sydney on the cutter Mermaid to assess Port Curtis, Moreton Bay and Port BowenOctober 13
New Supreme Court of NSW constituted. Letters Patent sealed, known as Third Charter of Justice (Court opened May 1824)October 16
The Sydney Gazette reported that all but 50 prisoners had been removed from the Newcastle penal settlement to Port Macquarie.October 18
Arrival of the convict ship Mary . Captain Steel.November
Vessel Mars 30 ton sloop built at NewcastleNovember
Exploration of Brisbane River by John OxleyDecember 16
Arrival of the convict ship IsabellaDecember 29
Arrival of the Medina convict ship. Captain Robert Brown. Surgeon John Rodmell.December
Captain Henry Gillman appointed Magistrate at Newcastle↑