1820 in Australia

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie

• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel William Sorell

[edit] Events

• May 3 - John Joseph Therry and Philip Conolly, the first Catholic priests officially appointed to Australia, arrive at Port Jackson.
• August 19 - Joseph Wild discovers Lake George and names the Snowy Mountains.
• December 1 - Campbelltown, New South Wales is established.

[edit] See also

• 1820
• 1800s