1796 in Australia

1796 in Australia

"See also:"
1795 in Australia
other events of 1796,
1797 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.----

Leaders

*Governor of New South Wales - John Hunter
*Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
* Inspector of Public Works - John Macarthur/Richard Atkins

Events

* January 16 - Australia's first theatre opens in Sydney. Edward Young's "The Revenge" and the comedy "The Hotel" are the first works performed.
* January 23 - The distillation of spirits is prohibited.
* February 4 - Soldiers from the New South Wales Corps wreck a house belonging to John Baughan.
* February 10 - Magistrate William Balmain challenges Macarthur over the house-wrecking incident.
* February 29 - Macarthur resigns as Inspector of the Public Works and is replaced by Richard Atkins.
* June - George Bass makes an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Blue Mountains. Coal is discovered near Port Stephens.
* September 14 - Governor Hunter complains to the Colonial Secretary of Macarthur’s behaviour.
* September 15 - Macarthur complains to Colonial Secretary of Hunter’s governing.
* November 9 - As Sydney grows, Hunter disbands the convict night watch. He divides Sydney into four districts responsible for their own watchmen and orders houses to be numbered.
*First beer brewed in Australia by John Boston.

Births

*March 20 - Edward Gibbon Wakefield

References

*cite book
last = Barker
first = Anthony
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =What Happened When
publisher = Allen & Unwin
date = 1996
location = St Leonards
isbn = 1-86373-986
*cite web
last =National Library of Australia
title = The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830
url =http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/upsidedown/index.html


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