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There were 610 free settlers
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Publication of Wakefield's LETTER FROM SYDNEY.
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South Australian Act in England
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South Australia company formed
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settlers left England to South Australia
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The first migrants to South Australia arrived, landing at Kangaroo Island
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Site for Adelaide chosen by Colonel William Light beside the River Torrens.
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First school in colony opened, in Kangaroo island
this school would not have been a proper school it would have been a small school in a tent. -
South Australia proclamed a province
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South Australia was proclaimed by Govenor John Hindmarsh
South Australia was proclained under The Old Gum Tree, Glenelg. -
population estimate
around about 546 settlers -
Cattle and sheep arrive in the colony, overland from New South Wales, brought by Joseph Hawdon, Edward John Eyre and Charles Sturt.
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The first newspaper (Gazette and Register) in South Australia printed
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Supreme Court of South Australia established.
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First Hospital opened on North Terrace, Adelaide.
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Total livestock approx 480 horses, 2,500 cattle, 28,000 sheep.
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3,154 migrants departed from England during the year.
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The first Australian police force is formed in Adelaide, the South Australia Police.
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First German immigrants arrive and settle in Adelaide and surrounds.
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Colonel Light completes survey of Adelaide city centre and designs the city's grid layout. Allotments of 1 acre (0.40 ha) are made.
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Population estimate
6,000 -
Construction of the first road in the colony (Adelaide to Port Adelaide) commences
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Colonel William Light dies at Thebarton
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Population estimate
14,600
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The Irish potato famine occurs
The potato famine had struck Ireland which caused Irish people to settle in England which caused an even worse disaster so people decided to migrate to Australia. -
Royal Adelaide Show held for the first time.
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Population
15, 485 people
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First Savings Bank established
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Construction of Adelaide Gaol begins.
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500,000 acres of land surveyed by mid year (since 1836).
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Division of part of the colony into counties (Adelaide, Eyre, Flinders, Gawler, Hindmarsh, Light, Russell, Stanley, Sturt)
(Adelaide, Eyre, Flinders, Gawler, Hindmarsh, Light, Russell, Stanley, Sturt)
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Adelaide Hospital (later Royal) opened.
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Public expenditure cut, resulting in considerable unemployment.
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South Australian Board of Colonization Commissioners abolished.
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Copper is discovered at Kapunda.
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Estimated livestock numbers - 250,000 sheep, 21,000 cattle, 1,000 horses.
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Due to the depressed state of the economy 642 out of 1,915 houses in Adelaide were vacant and 216 were in a state of disrepair.
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