20 September - The
Port Arthur penal settlement was established.
23 September - The
Bathurst Rebellion begins outside
Bathurst, New South Wales, following the escape of a group of convicts known as the 'Ribbon Gang' under the leadership of convict-servant
Ralph Entwistle. Ten of the rebels are later captured and publicly hung after being tried and found guilty of murder.
7 October - The '
Black Line' campaign of the
Black War begins in an attempt to capture all
Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.
Smallpox spread among the Aboriginal groups. It was received from the British people when they arrived in Australia. Aboriginals were persuaded to go to captivity in order for the disease to steady.
20 September - The
Port Arthur penal settlement was established.
23 September - The
Bathurst Rebellion begins outside
Bathurst, New South Wales, following the escape of a group of convicts known as the 'Ribbon Gang' under the leadership of convict-servant
Ralph Entwistle. Ten of the rebels are later captured and publicly hung after being tried and found guilty of murder.
7 October - The '
Black Line' campaign of the
Black War begins in an attempt to capture all
Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.
Smallpox spread among the Aboriginal groups. It was received from the British people when they arrived in Australia. Aboriginals were persuaded to go to captivity in order for the disease to steady.