1836 in Australia

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See also: 1835 in Australia, other events of 1836, 1837 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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 Sir Richard Bourke.
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
• Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling

[edit] Events

• March 14 - The HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin, leaves Australia.
• December 28 - South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

[edit] See also

• 1836
• 1830s