1836 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1836 in Australia.
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Buck
- Governor of South Australia – Captain John Hindmarsh
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel George Arthur
- Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – Captain James Stirling
Events
- 14 March – HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin, leaves Australia.
Exploration and settlement
- 27 July – Reeves Point (later Kingscote), South Australia's first official European settlement is founded on Kangaroo Island.
- 28 December – South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
Births
Deaths
- William Dawes
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