The following lists events that happened during 1820 in Australia.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – George III until 29 January 1820 then 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 – John Joseph Therry and Philip Conolly, the first 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 – Governor Macquarie names Lake George after 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
- ^ Munday, Rosemary, ed. (1991). "How Australia Began: Significant Dates in Australian History". The Bulletin Australian Almanac & Book of Facts 1992. Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press. p. 2. ISSN 1038-054X.
- ^ Cameron, Angus, ed. (1986). "Part One: Capital City Chronologies. A History of Sydney". The Second Australian Almanac: An 800-page Databank Crammed with Essential Information for Every Australian. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. p. 4. 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.
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