Timeline For Harriet
(see Thomson, Irwin and Irwin (1995))
- ca. 1828–1832: Harriet hatches, probably on Santa Cruz.
- 1835: Harriet is probably collected by Charles Darwin and taken to England.
- 1841: Wickham retires from the Royal Navy, moves to Australia and brings three tortoises with him. Lives at Newstead House.
- 1859: First publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species.
- ca. 1860: Probable time when the three tortoises are placed in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens as Wickham soon left Australia for France.
- ca. 1870: The earliest first-hand account of Harriet.
- 1882: Charles Darwin dies.
- 1942: Tom – one of the original three tortoises – dies, and is placed in the Queensland Museum.
- 1952: Harriet moves to Fleay’s Fauna Sanctuary.
- 1987: Harriet moves to the Queensland Reptile Park (Australia Zoo).
- 1995: Harriet's remarkable history and the results of the research are presented.
- 2005: Harriet's 175th birthday is attended by many people who had a long association with her.
- 2006: On June 23, Harriet dies of heart failure at Australia Zoo.
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Famous quotes containing the word harriet:
“Summer is different. We now have breakfast together, for example ... it hasn’t happened in so long that we’re not sure how to go about it. So we bump into each other in the kitchen. I never saw Ozzie and Harriet bump into each other in the kitchen—not once. Ozzie knew his place was at the table, while Harriet knew that her place was at the stove.”
—Nathan Cobb (20th century)