28 Jun 1838—28 Jun 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey
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1839
1839—1839: First Opium War between Britain and China (to 1842) - Britain captures Hong Kong
1839—1839: Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan refines the primitive bicycle adding a
mechanical crank drive to the rear wheel,thus creating the first true 'bicycle' in the modern
Sense
1839—1839: Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber
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1840
1840—1840: Population Act relating to taking of censuses in Britain
1840—1840: Last convicts landed in NSW (some say 1842 or 1849, but these probably landed
elsewhere)
10 Jan 1840—10 Jan 1840: Uniform Penny Postage introduced nationally
Thrale history
Abt 1838 - 1840 (1 year)