1801 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1801 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George III
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
Events
- 14 September –
- The schooner Cumberland (28 tons) is launched in Sydney.[4] The vessel was purchased by the government and became the first armed vessel belonging to the colony.
Exploration and settlement
- January – Brig Harbinger, under John Black, is the second vessel to sail through Bass Strait en route to Port Jackson.[5][6]
- 27 May – The French cartographic expedition of Nicolas Baudin sights Cape Hamelin.[7]
- 6 December – Matthew Flinders reaches Cape Leeuwin on HMS Investigator and proceeds to make a survey along the southern coast of the Australian mainland.[8]
Births
- 21 January – John Batman, founder of Victoria (died 1839)[9]
Deaths
- 8 June – Thomas Vasse, French sailor[10]
References
- ^ Shaw, A. G. L. "King, Philip Dickley (1758–1808)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "14 Sep 1801 - John Macarthur arrested after a duel". www.records.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie Archive: Biographical Register". www.mq.edu.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ISBN 1-872031-83-8
- ^ "The National Archives". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ISBN 9781108018180.
- ^ Design, UBC Web. "Baudin Expedition". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Matthew Flinders (1774-1814)". www.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Brown, P. L. "Batman, John (1801–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Library POWAnet Pages". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
