1810 in Australia

See also: 1809 in Australia, other events of 1810, 1811 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

Events

• 1 January - Lachlan Macquarie sworn in as governor of New South Wales.
• 8 January - The Derwent Star and Van Diemen's Land Intelligencer, Australia's second newspaper and the first in Van Diemen’s Land, begins publication.

Exploration and settlement

• 6 October - A town plan of Sydney was published, on which the streets were given new and permanent names, including Market, George, Park and Barrack Streets.

Births

• William Haines, the first Premier of Victoria.

Deaths

• 24 March - Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania David Collins died suddenly in Hobart.