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''See also:''
1810 in Australia,
other events of 1811,
1812 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Events

Exploration and Settlement

Births

Deaths

See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

★ Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie

★ Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - unfilled till 1813

Events

★ February 1 - John Oxley is appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales.

★ December 2 - Reverend Samuel Marsden sent the first commercial shipment of wool from New South Wales to England.

Exploration and Settlement

★ December 1 - During a tour of Van Diemen's Land, Governor Macquarie gave directions for the layout of Hobart. There was a central square and seven streets named Macquarie, Liverpool, Argyle, Elizabeth, Murray, Harrington and Collins.

Births

★ July 21 - Robert Mackenzie, future Premier of Queensland from August 1867 to November 1868.

Deaths

★ April 5 - Thomas Reibey, husband of Mary Reibey, leaving her in control of large colonial business enterprises.

See also

★ 1811

★ 1800s