Government & General Orders
Streets of Sydney, 6 October 1810
Official Orders regarding the re-naming and realignment of the streets of Sydney.
Proclamations
Sydney Gazette, 24 February 1810
Official proclamation on marriage and co-habitation.
Newspaper Accounts
Sydney Gazette, 7 January 1810
Description of the disembarkation of the Macquaries, their fellow passengers and the soldiers of the 73rd Regiment of Foot at Sydney Cove on 1 January. Details of the public ceremonies and celebrations, and a full transcript of Governor Macquarie's first public speech to the colonists of New South Wales.
Sydney Gazette, 10 March 1810
Description of a fire on board HMS Dromedary in Sydney Cove that threatened to destroy the ship and endanger the nearby vessels and wharf facilities. Details the efforts of various naval and military officers who were dining at Government House who came to assist and direct the firefighting efforts.
Sydney Gazette, 14 April 1810
Description of the embarkation of the 102nd Regiment and a series of farewell parties.
Sydney Gazette, 28 April 1810
Description of the embarkation of former Governor, Commodore William Bligh.
Sydney Gazette, 5 May 1810
Description of the departure of former Lieutenant Governor, Colonel William Paterson and his wife, and additional farewell arrangements regarding the former Governor, Commodore William Bligh.
Sydney Gazette, 27 October 1810
Obituary notice to emancipist magistrate Andrew Thompson (c.1773-1810). He was a leading businessman and farmer in the Hawkesbury district and one in whom Macquarie placed great faith and trust.
Key 1810 Transcripts
Journal of a Tour of Governor Macquarie's first Inspection of the Interior of the Colony Commencing on Tuesday the 6th. Novr. 1810.
November – 13 December 1810.
Tour of Inspection of the outlying districts of Sydney, including Parramatta, Hawkesbury, the Cowpastures, Richmond Terrace, Green Hills, Castle Hill, Botany Bay, and the sites for the new townships of Liverpool, Windsor, Richmond, Castlereagh, Wilberforce and Pitt-town.
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Journeys in Time 1809-1822
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