1800 in Australia

1800 in Australia

"See also:"
1799 in Australia,
other events of 1800,
1801 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales- Captain John Hunter then, from 28 September, Captain Philip King

Events

* July 16 - Reverends Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden open a church school at Ryde.
* April 26 - William Balmain receives a land grant on the east side of Cockle Bay
* June 26 - Major Joseph Foveaux is appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island.
*July 16 - Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden open a church school in Kissing Point (Ryde)
*September 7 - Joseph Holt is arrested on suspicion of raising an Irish insurrection.
* September 28 - Captain Philip King sworn in as Governor.
*September 29 - William Patterson is appointed Lt. Governor
* November 19 - First copper coins circulated in New South Wales. To prevent removal from the colony they were issued at double their face value, that is a coin valued at one penny in England was deemed to represent twopence in NSW.
*December 3 - "Lady Nelson" and Lt. James Grant arrive in Southern Australia; Grant names Cape Northumberland, Cape Banks, Mt Schanck and Mt Gambier.
*December 7 - Grant names Cape Otway; the "Lady Nelson" becomes the first ship to cross Bass Strait from the west.

Births

*April 22 - Roger Therry
*Jun 1 - Edward Deas Thomson

Deaths

*December 13 - Richard Dore

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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