1795 in Australia

See also: 1794 in Australia other events of 1795, 1796 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Leaders

• Acting Governor of New South Wales - William Paterson
• Governor of New South Wales - John Hunter
• Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
• Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps - William Paterson
• Inspector of Public Works - John Macarthur

Events

• 7 September - HMS Reliance arrives in Sydney carrying the new Governor John Hunter, the Aboriginal Bennelong, and the explorers Matthew Flinders and George Bass.
• 11 September - Floods devastate the farms at Hawkesbury.

Births

• 28 April - Charles Sturt
• 21 July - George Gawler, second Governor of South Australia, born in Southsea.

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". http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/upsidedown/index.html.