1813 in Australia

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1813
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
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1813 in Australia featured a number of important developments. Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains which opened up the interior of New South Wales for European settlement.[1] John and Elizabeth Macarthur sent the first wool exports from their properties.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch - George III

Governors[]

Governors of the Australian colonies:

  • Governor of New South WalesLachlan Macquarie
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey

Events[]

  • 4 February – Major Thomas Davey succeeds David Collins as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
  • 6 July – The first commercial shipment of wool sent to Britain by John and Elizabeth Macarthur.

Exploration and settlement[]

  • 31 May – Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland marking the end of the first successful expedition across the Blue Mountains.
  • 19 November – George William Evans, assistant surveyor, set out to confirm the earlier discoveries of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth.
  • 7 December – The Macquarie River is discovered by George Evans.

Births[]

  • 23 January – Charles Harpur, poet
  • 7 June – Redmond Barry born in Ireland, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly.

References[]

  1. ^ Wendy Lewis, Simon Balderstone and John Bowan (2006). Events That Shaped Australia. New Holland. ISBN 978-1-74110-492-9.
  • Australian Encyclopedia, 1996 Volume 1 page 27
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