1820 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1820 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George IV
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel William Sorell
Events
- 3 May – Catholic priests officially appointed to Australia, arrive at Port Jackson from Ireland.[1]
- 19 August – Joseph Wild discovers Lake George and names the Snowy Mountains.
- 28 October – King George III.
- 1 December – Campbelltown, New South Wales is established.
- Sydney has 1,084 buildings – mostly single-storey dwellings – and 12,079 people.[2]
- Sheep population in Australia - 120,000.
Births
- 14 May – James Martin (died 1886), Premier of New South Wales[3]
References
- ISSN 1038-054X.
- ISBN 0-207-15232-2.
- ^ "Sir James Martin, 1820–1886". Heritage Archives and Library Research and Collection Services. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
