1814 in Australia

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See also: 1813 in Australia, other events of 1814, 1815 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 Exploration and Settlement 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 References 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land - Major Thomas Davey

[edit] Events

• January 31 - The "holey dollar" and "dump" go into circulation.

[edit] Exploration and Settlement

[edit] Births

• March 3 - Louis Buvelot
• Date unknown: Robert Richard Torrens

[edit] Deaths

• May 8 - Francis Grose
• July 19 - Matthew Flinders
• August 31 - Admiral Arthur Phillip RN, British naval officer and Governors of New South Wales, dies at Bath, England aged 75.

[edit] References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986. 

[edit] See also

• 1814
• 1810s