1806 in Australia

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See also: 1805 in Australia, other events of 1806, 1807 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 Exploration and Settlement 4 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King then Captain William Bligh
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

[edit] Events

• August 5 - Captain William Bligh arrived in Sydney to take over the governorship.
• August 12 - Governor King boarded HMS Buffalo for his return to England and Bligh's commission was formally read.

[edit] Exploration and Settlement

• Governor King estimated that 280 men were employed along the Australian coast in sealing and fishing.
• Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent.

[edit] See also

• 1806
• 1800s