1794 in Australia

1794 in Australia

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Other events of 1794 • Timeline of Australian history

Leaders

• Acting Governor of New South Wales - Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose
• Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
• Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps - Francis Grose
• Inspector of Public Works - John Macarthur

Events

• 6 February - Captain John Hunter (former commander of the HMS Sirius) is appointed as Phillip's replacement as Governor. However, he is in England at the time and will not arrive until September 1795.
• 1 April - John Macarthur receives a further grant of 100 acres (0.40 km²) at Parramatta.
• 18 May - Yemmerrawannie dies in England.
• 20 August - A third attempt to cross the Blue Mountains is made, this time led by Henry Hacking; they return on 27th - unsuccessful.
• 17 December - Grose leaves New South Wales for England. His positions as Acting Governor and commander of the New South Wales Corps are both filled by William Paterson.
• The first road between Sydney and Paramatta is cleared

Births

• 10 November - Robert Towns

Deaths

• 9 June - Possible death of Robert Ross (records are unclear).

References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986-6. 
• National Library of Australia. "The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830". Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 09 February 2007.