1811_in_Australia

1811 in Australia

1811 in Australia

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 1811 in Australia.

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Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Events

  • 1 February – John Oxley is appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales.
  • 2 December – Reverend Samuel Marsden sent the first commercial shipment of wool from New South Wales to England.

Exploration and settlement

  • 1 December – During a tour of Van Diemen's Land, Governor Macquarie gave directions for the layout of Hobart. There was a central square and seven streets named Macquarie, Liverpool, Argyle, Elizabeth, Murray, Harrington and Collins.


Births

Deaths

  • 5 April – Thomas Reibey, husband of Mary Reibey, leaving her in control of large colonial business enterprises.

References

  1. [1]
    R. B. Joyce (1974). Douglas Pike (ed.). Mackenzie, Sir Robert Ramsay (1811–1873). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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