1792 in Australia
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See also: 1791 in Australia other events of 1792, 1793 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Leaders
- Governor of New South Wales - Captain Arthur Phillip
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
- Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps - Francis Grose
[edit] Events
- February 14 - Sydney's first retail shop opens.
- July 14 - The Home Secretary authorises Phillip to make land grants to civil and military officers.
- November 1 - The Philadelphia becomes the first foreign trading vessel to visit Sydney.
- December 10 - With the colony beginning to flourish, Phillip is granted leave and permitted to return to England. He leaves on the Atlantic, taking Bennelong with him, and retires to a quiet life in Bath. While the British government decides on a replacement, Francis Grose (the commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps) takes control as Acting Governor.
- December 11 - Francis Grose officially takes up his role as Administrator
- December 24 - The American ship Hope arrives in Sydney; Grose is forces to buy alcohol to obtain other cargo.
[edit] Births
- June 16- Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell surveyor and explorer.
- October 20 - John Pascoe Fawkner
[edit] References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.
- National Library of Australia. The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830.
