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*[[March 22]] - [[John Ainsworth Horrocks]],one of the first settlers of the [[Clare Valley]], is born near [[Preston]], [[Lancashire]]. |
*[[March 22]] - [[John Ainsworth Horrocks]],one of the first settlers of the [[Clare Valley]], is born near [[Preston]], [[Lancashire]]. |
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*[[May 21]] [[S. T. Gill]] |
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*[[September 5]] - [[Edmund Kennedy]] |
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*Date unknown: [[Eliza Winstanley]], [[Thomas Elder]] |
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Revision as of 10:11, 25 April 2008
See also: 1817 in Australia, other events of 1818, 1819 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land - Colonel William Sorell
Events
- January 8 - Governor Macquarie accuses Samuel Marsden of conspiracy against him
- January 26 - First Australia Day celebrations held
- March 3 - Throsby, Hume and Meehan discover and overland route to Jervis Bay
- April 19 - P. P. King discovers Port Essington
- May 28 - John Oxley leaves Bathurst to explore along the Macquarie River
Exploration and Settlement
Births
- March 22 - John Ainsworth Horrocks,one of the first settlers of the Clare Valley, is born near Preston, Lancashire.
- May 21 S. T. Gill
- September 5 - Edmund Kennedy
- Date unknown: Eliza Winstanley, Thomas Elder