1816 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1816 in Australia.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - George III
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey
Events
- 30 March – Francis Greenway is appointed as the government's Civil Architect.
- 1 June – Andrew Bent starts regular publication of the Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter.
- 30 November – Export of horses to India for use by the Indian Army begins with an advertisement in the Sydney Gazette.
- 2 December – John Oxley allots the first land grants in the Illawarra district.
Births
- 12 April – Charles Gavan Duffy
- 7 October – Edward Hargraves
- 15 October – John Robertson
- 23 December – Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
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References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86373-986-3.
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