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Personal Writings

Letterbook entry: 8 January 1818
Text of a prepared speech by Lachlan Macquarie for a confrontation with the Reverend Samuel Marsden.

Journal to and from Newcastle.

Additional details of the voyage and activities of Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie in Newcastle between 27 July - 9 August 1818 are available at:
Journeys in Time: 1818

Newspaper Accounts

Sydney Gazette: 3 January
Description of the annual Aboriginal Feast Day on 1 January
at Parramatta [deferred from 28 December 1817].

Sydney Gazette: 10 January
Government and General Orders for the celebration
of Queen Charlotte's birthday on 18 January 1818.

Sydney Gazette: 24 January
Government and General Orders for the official celebrations
commemorating the 30th anniversary of the landing
at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.

Sydney Gazette: 31 January
Description of the first official celebration of Australia Day
on 26 January.

Sydney Gazette: 13 June
Description of the Macquarie Tower and Lighthouse
at South Head, Sydney.

Sydney Gazette: 28 November
Public notification of the completion and activation of the
Macquarie Tower and Lighthouse at South Head, Sydney.

Sydney Gazette: 26 December
Commendation by Macquarie of Captain James Wallis,
for his services as Commandant of the penal settlement
at Newcastle 1816-1818.

Sydney Gazette: 2 January 1819
Description of the annual Aboriginal Feast Day on 28 December 1818.


1818
January
Sun 4 11 18 25
Mon 5 12 19 26
Tue 6 13 20 27
Wed 7 14 21 28
Thu 1 8 15 22 29
Fri 2 9 16 23 30
Sat 3 10 17 24 31
February
Sun 1 8 15 22
Mon 2 9 16 23
Tue 3 10 17 24
Wed 4 11 18 25
Thu 5 12 19 26
Fri 6 13 20 27
Sat 7 14 21 28
March
Sun 1 8 15 22 29
Mon 2 9 16 23 30
Tue 3 10 17 24 31
Wed 4 11 18 25
Thu 5 12 19 26
Fri 6 13 20 27
Sat 7 14 21 28
April
Sun 5 12 19 26
Mon 6 13 20 27
Tue 7 14 21 28
Wed 1 8 15 22 29
Thu 2 9 16 23 30
Fri 3 10 17 24
Sat 4 11 18 25
May
Sun 3 10 17 24 31
Mon 4 11 18 25
Tue 5 12 19 26
Wed 6 13 20 27
Thu 7 14 21 28
Fri 1 8 15 22 29
Sat 2 9 16 23 30
June
Sun 7 14 21 28
Mon 1 8 15 22 29
Tue 2 9 16 23 30
Wed 3 10 17 24
Thu 4 11 18 25
Fri 5 12 19 26
Sat 6 13 20 27
July
Sun 5 12 19 26
Mon 6 13 20 27
Tue 7 14 21 28
Wed 1 8 15 22 29
Thu 2 9 16 23 30
Fri 3 10 17 24 31
Sat 4 11 18 25
August
Sun 2 9 16 23 30
Mon 3 10 17 24 31
Tue 4 11 18 25
Wed 5 12 19 26
Thu 6 13 20 27
Fri 7 14 21 28
Sat 1 8 15 22 29
September
Sun 6 13 20 27
Mon 7 14 21 28
Tue 1 8 15 22 29
Wed 2 9 16 23 30
Thu 3 10 17 24
Fri 4 11 18 25
Sat 5 12 19 26
October
Sun 4 11 18 25
Mon 5 12 19 26
Tue 6 13 20 27
Wed 7 14 21 28
Thu 1 8 15 22 29
Fri 2 9 16 23 30
Sat 3 10 17 24 31
November
Sun 1 8 15 22 29
Mon 2 9 16 23 30
Tue 3 10 17 24 31
Wed 4 11 18 25
Thu 5 12 19 26
Fri 6 13 20 27
Sat 7 14 21 28
December
Sun 6 13 20 27
Mon 7 14 21 28
Tue 1 8 15 22 29
Wed 2 9 16 23 30
Thu 3 10 17 24 31
Fri 4 11 18 25
Sat 5 12 19 26

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