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1825 in Australia

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Decades:
  
1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s

See also:
  
Other events of 1825 Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel George Arthur

    • Events

  • 14 June – Van Diemen's Land is separated administratively from New South Wales, it becomes fully independent in December.
  • 3 December – Van Diemen's Land becomes independent from New South Wales, the Legislative Council of Tasmania is established and George Arthur, former Lieutenant-Governor, is promoted as its first Governor.

    • Exploration and settlement

  • 4 March – A penal settlement is established on Maria Island, Tasmania.
  • Brisbane is founded.

    • Deaths

  • 25 February – Aboriginal bushranger, Musquito is hanged at Hobart.
  • 7 December – John Ovens, explorer (b. 1788)

    • References

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