1816 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1816 in Australia.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch - George III
Governors[]
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey
Events[]
- 30 March – Francis Greenway is appointed as the government's Civil Architect.
- 1 June – Andrew Bent starts regular publication of the Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter.
- 30 November – Export of horses to India for use by the Indian Army begins with an advertisement in the Sydney Gazette.
- 2 December – John Oxley allots the first land grants in the Illawarra district.
Births[]
- 27 February – William Nicholson, 3rd Premier of Victoria (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1865)
- 12 April – Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1903)
- 7 October – Edward Hargraves, gold prospector (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1891)
- 15 October – Sir John Robertson, 5th Premier of New South Wales (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1891)
- 23 December – Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, industrialist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1878)
References[]
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86373-986-3.
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