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1794 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1794 in Australia.

Contents


Leaders

Monarch - George III

Acting Governor of New South Wales – Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose

Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King

Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps – Francis Grose

Inspector of Public Works – John Macarthur

Events

6 February – Captain John Hunter (former commander of HMS Sirius is appointed as Phillip's replacement as governor. However, he is in England at the time and will not arrive until September 1795.

1 April – John Macarthur receives a further grant of 100 acres (0.40 km2) at Parramatta.

18 May – Yemmerrawanne dies in England.

20 August – A third attempt to cross the Blue Mountains is made, this time led by Henry Hacking; they return on 27th – unsuccessful.

17 December – Grose leaves New South Wales for England. His positions as acting governor and commander of the New South Wales Corps are both filled by William Paterson.

The first road between Sydney and Paramatta is cleared

Births

22 March – Frederick Irwin, acting Governor of Western Australia (d. 1860)

10 November – Robert Towns, master mariner (d. 1873)

date unknown

Elizabeth Underwood, founder of Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1858)

Deaths

9 June – Possible death of Robert Ross (records are unclear).

References

1794 in Australia Wikipedia


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