1837 in Australia

1837 in Australia

"See also:"
1836 in Australia,
other events of 1837,
1838 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Major-General Sir Richard Bourke.
*Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Captain Sir John Franklin
*Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling

Events

* January 2 - The Supreme Court of South Australia is established by Letters Patent, five days after the founding of the colony.
* March 6 - The Theatre Royal in Hobart opened. It remains Australia's oldest working theatre.
* March 28 - The Hoddle Grid of streets for the central business district is surveyed by Robert Hoddle.
* June 1 - First inner-city land sale in Melbourne.
* June 10 - The first whale is caught in Western Australia.

ee also

*1837
*1830s


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