1813 in Australia
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See also: 1812 in Australia, other events of 1813, 1814 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
1813 in Australia featured a number of important developments. Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains which opened up the inlands of New South Wales for European settlement. John and Elizabeth Macarthur sent the first wool exports from their properties.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land - Major Thomas Davey
[edit] Events
- 4 February - Major Thomas Davey succeeds David Collins as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
- 6 July - The first commercial shipment of wool sent to Britain by John and Elizabeth Macarthur.
[edit] Exploration and Settlement
- 31 May - Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland marking the end of the first successful expedition across the Blue Mountains.
- 19 November - George William Evans, assistant surveyor, set out to confirm the earlier discoveries of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. He crossed the Blue Mountains and discovered the upper reaches of the Macquarie River named for Lachlan Macquarie.
[edit] Births
- June 7 - Redmond Barry born in Ireland, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly.
[edit] Reference
- Australian Encyclopedia, 1996 Volume 1 page 27
