21 January. The foundation of the old lighthouse at Rottnest laid.
6 April. The foundation stone of the old St John's Anglican Church laid by Governor Hutt.
The sailing vessel Simon Taylor arrives from London with 219 immigrants, including Caporns, White, and Hitchcocks.
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