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From: Linda Barraclough <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L] Gippsland Time Line 1849 - 1850
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 17:54:54 +1100


The Gippsland Time Line is posted to the list in irregular posts - if anyone
has any additions, corrections or suggestions, please feel free to engage in
historical discussion! :) Some of you may even come up with important dates
I have missed. Some state, national and world events are included for
comparison.

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This time-line is copyright, and was extracted from "Steps in Time: A
Gippsland Chronology to 1899". It is posted for private study only.

It is realised some people may not be familiar with the locations of some of
the places mentioned. The following URLs may assist:

http://www.ke.com.au/cgi-bin/texhtmil?form=AusGaz
http://www.erin.gov.au/database/MAN200R.html
http://www.auslig.gov.au/mapping/names/names.htm

Linda Barraclough
Briagolong
List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND
email:

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1849

15 Feb: Rev Bean meets Bishop Perry at The Ridge (near Rosedale) to
accompany him and Mrs Perry around Gippsland.

3 Jun: Rev Bean ordained in the Anglican Church and officially appointed to
Gippsland.

29 Jun: Phillip Harris McArdell appointed Chief Constable at Sale, holding
the position until about 1852.

4 Jul: Records commence for Alberton Cemetery.

unk: John Williamson's survey of the Mitchell River

unk: George Smythe's survey of the natural entrance to the Gippsland Lakes.

unk: William Tennant Dawson arrives in Gippsland as Assistant Surveyor.
Returns in 1853 as District Surveyor.

unk: Rabbits released near Geelong.

unk: Whittakers family at Tubbut.

unk: C.J. Tyers marries Georgina Scott.

unk: Refusal of landing for last party of convicts sent to Port Phillip.

1850

5 Aug: An Act "For the Better Self Government of Her Majesty's Australian
Colonies' passed in England, providing for the separation of Victoria and
New South Wales.

6 Aug: Notice of first sale of land at Flooding Creek, under the town name
of Sale.

unk: Brodribb River massacre of Aborigines near Orbost.

unk: William Brodribb re-occupies Mallacoota

unk: Ewing brothers take up Merrangbaur at Lakes Entrance. One drowned,
other to Geelong. Two men left behind murdered by Aborigines.

unk: Port Albert officially declared the Port of Entrance and Clearance.

unk: Bennison takes out a licence for Yanakie and Corner Inlet runs.

unk: Macalister sells Boisdale to John Foster.

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