1824. The desk is believed to survive in Milton House museum, in Milton NSW. Mak Sai Ying is believed to be the first Chinese man to live in Australia. Elizabeth Macarthur is the subject of a fictitious memoir, A Room Made of Leaves, by Australian author, Kate Grenville, published in 2020. References Further reading Settlers of Australia 1766 births 1850 deaths People from New South Wales Australian people of Cornish descent Australian diarists 19th-century Australian writers Women diarists 19th-century Australian businesspeople 19th-century Australian women writers Macarthur family (Australia)