1807 in Australia
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1806 in Australia
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other events of 1807,
1808 in Australia
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Timeline of Australian history
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1806 in Australia
1806 in Australia
See also:1805 in Australia,other events of 1806,1807 in Australia and thetimeline of Australian history.-Governors:Governors of the Australian colonies:*Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King then Captain William Bligh...
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other events of 1807,
1808 in Australia
1808 in Australia
See also:1807 in Australia,other events of 1808,1809 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history.-Governors:Governors of the Australian colonies:*Governor of New South Wales- Captain William Bligh; from 28 July, Lieut-Col Joseph Foveaux...
and the
Timeline of Australian history
Timeline of Australian history
This is a timeline of Australian history.-BC:*c. 68,000–40,000 BC: Aboriginal tribes are thought to have arrived in Australia.*c. 13,000 BC: Land bridges between mainland Australia and Tasmania are flooded. Tasmanian Aboriginal people become isolated for the next 12,000 – 13,000 years.*c...
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Governors
Governors of the Australian coloniesGovernors of the Australian states
The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives of the Queen of Australia in each of that country's six states. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
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- Governor of New South WalesGovernors of New South WalesThe Governor of New South Wales is the state viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who is equally shared with 15 other sovereign nations in a form of personal union, as well as with the eleven other jurisdictions of Australia, and resides predominantly in her...
- Captain William BlighWilliam BlighVice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMAV Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers... - Lieutenant-Governor of TasmaniaGovernors of TasmaniaThe Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.In accordance with the...
- David CollinsDavid Collins (governor)Colonel David Collins was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia.-Early life and military career:...
Events
- 23 August - The first dry cleaningDry cleaningDry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water. The solvent used is typically tetrachloroethylene , abbreviated "perc" in the industry and "dry-cleaning fluid" by the public...
business opened in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
by Englishman Robert Davidson.
Exploration and settlement
- 8 February - Lieutenant Thomas LaycockThomas LaycockThomas Laycock was an English soldier, explorer, and later businessman, who served in North America during the War of 1812, but is most famous for being the first European to travel overland through the interior of Tasmania .-Early life:Thomas Laycock was the son of Thomas and Hannah Laycock...
explores Van Diemen's LandVan Diemen's LandVan Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania...
, finding the Clyde RiverClyde River- Australia :*Clyde River , a river on the south coast of New South Wales*Clyde River , a river in central Tasmania*Clyde River , a river in the Northern Territory- United States of America :*Clyde River...