1808 Australia’s first solar salt
In the first years of the colony, salt was a valuable import and essential for preserving meat. Salt-making efforts began…
1800s
1805 Sydney’s first commercial dairy
Sydney's first commercial dairy was built by Dr John Harris on his Ultimo estate, now an inner suburb. Harris was a naval surgeon…
1805 Whaling industry begins in Australia
The whaling industry was important to the early economy of New South Wales. The first Sydney-owned ship set sail in 1805.…
1804 Tasmania’s first licensed public house
The Tasmanian Hospitality Association claims that the first legally licensed public house opened in Hobart Town’s first year of settlement.…
1804 Tasmania’s first game law
The first European settlement in Van Diemen's Land was in 1803. Immediately, the new arrivals began to shoot native birds…
1803 Colonial food prices
From March 1803, the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser reported prices for goods landed at Sydney Wharf from the…