1793 in Australia
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See also: 1792 in Australia, other events of 1793, 1794 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Leaders
- Acting Governor of New South Wales - Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
- Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps - Francis Grose
[edit] Events
- January 16 - Bellona arrives with Australia's first free settlers
- February 12 - John Macarthur is granted 100 acres (0.40 km²) of land at Parramatta.
- February 16 - John Macarthur is appointed by Grose as inspector of public works.
- February 18 - A school opens in an unfinished church building is Sydney; the first school had been established in 1789, Isabella Rosson was the first teacher.
- May 2 - Mary Bryant is pardoned in England]].
- September 15 - Captain William Paterson leads a party of Scotsmen in the first attempt to cross the Blue Mountains. He is unsuccessful.
- September 25 - Sydney's first church opens.
[edit] Births
- March 8 - David Jones
- June 1 - Augustus Earle
[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.
