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1811 in Australia

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1811
in
Australia

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1811 in Australia.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Governors of the Australian colonies:

Events

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Deaths

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

References

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  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.