1830 in Australia
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 1830 in Australia |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
- Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling
[edit] Events
- 20 September - The Port Arthur penal settlement was established.
- 23 September - The Bathurst Rebellion begins outside of Bathurst, New South Wales, following the escape of a group of convicts known as the 'Ribbon Gang' under the leadership of convict-servant Ralph Entwistle. Ten of the rebels are later captured and publicly hung after being tried and found guilty of murder.
- 7 October - The 'Black Line' campaign of the Black War begins in an attempt to capture all Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.
- Wool export in Australia - 2 million pounds.
[edit] Exploration and settlement
- February - Charles Sturt and party discover the mouth of the Murray River.
