1793 in Australia
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See also: 1792 in Australia other events of 1793, 1794 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
[edit] Leaders
- Acting Governor of New South Wales - Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
- Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps - Francis Grose
[edit] Events
- February 12 - John Macarthur is appointed by Grose as inspector of public works, and is granted 100 acres of land at Parramatta.
- February 18 - Sydney's first school opens in an unfinished church building.
- September 15 - Captain William Paterson leads a party of Scotsmen in the first attempt to cross the Blue Mountains. He is unsuccessful.
- September 25 - Sydney's first church opens.
