The following lists events that happened during 1811 in Australia.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch - George III
Governors edit
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – unfilled until 1813
Events edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 21 July – Robert Mackenzie, future Premier of Queensland from August 1867 to November 1868.[1]
Deaths edit
- 5 April – Thomas Reibey, husband of Mary Reibey, leaving her in control of large colonial business enterprises.
References edit
- ^ 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.