1810 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1810 in Australia.

1810
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
See also:

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

  • Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – David Collins

Events

  • 1 January – Lachlan Macquarie sworn in as governor of New South Wales.
  • 8 January – The Derwent Star and Van Diemen's Land Intelligencer, Australia's second newspaper and the first in Van Diemen's Land, begins publication.

Exploration and settlement

  • 6 October – A town plan of Sydney was published, on which the streets were given new and permanent names, including Market, George, Park and Barrack Streets.


Births

Deaths

  • 24 March – Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania David Collins died suddenly in Hobart.
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