- 1808 in Australia
"See also:"
1807 in Australia ,
other events of 1808,1809 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history .Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales- Captain William Bligh; from28 July , Lieut-Col Joseph Foveaux (acting)
*Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins..Events
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January 26 -John Macarthur is arrested sparking theRum Rebellion . Military officers supporting Macarthur arrest Governor Bligh.
*February 2 - William Paterson sails to Sydney from Port Dalrymple to take over the administration of New South Wales following the removal of Bligh.Exploration and Settlement
* First settlement at
Kingston, Tasmania .Births
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September 23 -William Henty , one of theHenty brothers (although the only brother not to set foot inPortland, Victoria ): he took a leading part in the legal disputes over the settlement.Deaths
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June 19 -Alexander Dalrymple , who had strongly opposed the establishment of New South Wales in "A Serious Admonition to the Public on the Intended Thief-Colony at Botany Bay" (London, 1786).
*September 3 -Philip Gidley King , third Governor of New South Wales.ee also
*
1808
*1800s
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