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1806 in Australia

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Decades:
  
1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s

See also:
  
Other events of 1806 Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales – Captain Philip King (until 12 August), then Captain William Bligh
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Southern Van Diemen's Land – David Collins
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Northern Van Diemen's Land – William Paterson

    • Events

  • 5 August – Captain William Bligh arrives in Sydney to take over the governorship.
  • 12 August – Governor King boards HMS Buffalo for his return to England, and Bligh's commission is formally read.

    • Exploration and settlement

  • Governor King estimated that 280 men were employed along the Australian coast in sealing and fishing.
  • Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent.

    • References

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