1809 in Australia

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 Exploration and Settlement 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Captain William Bligh; from 1 January, Colonel William Paterson (acting)
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

[edit] Events

• April 25 - the first post office in Sydney established.
• May 8 - Lachlan Macquarie is officially appointed Governor of New South Wales, caretaker William Patterson governs until his appointment begins on January 1, 1810.
• May 24 - Lachlan Macquarie received his commission as next governor of New South Wales, including instructions to reinstate Bligh temporarily on his arrival.

[edit] Exploration and Settlement

• Settlement began at O'Brien's bridge near the centre of present-day Glenorchy, Tasmania.

[edit] Births

• April 5 - Arthur Edward Kennedy, Governor of Western Australia 1855-62 and Governor of Queensland 1877-1883

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• 1809
• 1800s