1825 in Australia

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1825
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1825 in Australia.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch - George IV

Governors[]

Governors of the Australian colonies:

  • Governor of New South WalesMajor-General Sir Thomas Brisbane
  • Lieutenant-Governor of TasmaniaColonel George Arthur

Events[]

  • 14 June – Van Diemen's Land is separated administratively from New South Wales.[1]
  • 3 December – Van Diemen's Land becomes fully independent from New South Wales. The Legislative Council of Tasmania is established and George Arthur, former Lieutenant-Governor, is promoted as its first Governor.[2]

Exploration and settlement[]

  • 4 March – A penal settlement is established on Maria Island, Tasmania.
  • Brisbane is founded.

Deaths[]

  • 25 February – Aboriginal bushranger, Musquito is hanged at Hobart.
  • 7 December – John Ovens, explorer (b. 1788)

References[]

  1. ^ Munday, Rosemary, ed. (1991). "How Australia Began: Significant Dates in Australian History". The Bulletin Australian Almanac & Book of Facts 1992. Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press. p. 2. ISSN 1038-054X.
  2. ^ Cameron, Angus, ed. (1985). "Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology". The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. p. 8. ISBN 0-207-15108-3.
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