1830 in Australia

none September 2026 October 2011 1830 The following lists events that happened during 1830 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch - George IV until 26 June 1830 then William IV 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 Events 20 September - The Port Arthur penal settlement was established.History Timeline https://portarthur.org.au/history/history-timeline/ 2026-08-16 Port Arthur Historic Site en-US 23 September - The Bathurst Rebellion begins outside 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.Biography - Ralph Entwistle - Labour Australia https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/entwistle-ralph-33599 2026-08-16 labouraustralia.anu.edu.au 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.corporateName=National Museum of Australia; address=Lawson Crescent Acton Peninsula National Museum of Australia - The Black Line https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/the-black-line 2026-08-16 nma.gov.au en Wool becomes the most important export in Australia, surpassing whale oil.The Economic History of Australia from 1788: An Introduction – EH.net https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economic-history-of-australia-from-1788-an-introduction/ 2026-08-16 en-US Smallpox spread among the Aboriginal groups. It was received from the British people when they arrived in Australia.Smallpox in Aboriginal Australia, 1829–31: Australian Historical Studies: Vol 20 , No 81 - Get Access https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10314618308682899 Historical Studies en 10.1080/10314618308682899 subscription Aboriginals were persuaded to go to captivity in order for the disease to steady. Exploration and settlement February - Charles Sturt and party discover the mouth of the Murray River. Births 14 January – Thomas Hardy, winemaker (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1912) 15 March – John Ferguson, Queensland politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1906) 17 April – Alfred William Howitt, anthropologist, explorer, and naturalist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1908) 30 April – Dan Morgan, bushranger (d. 1865) 15 May – Louis Smith, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1910) 5 September – Robert Dunne, archbishop (born in Ireland) (d. 1917) 7 September – Charles Henry Pearson, Victorian politician, academic and writer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1894) 16 September – Francis Moran, Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney (born in Ireland) (d. 1911) 18 September – Sir Frederick Darley, 6th Chief Justice of New South Wales (born in Ireland) (d. 1910) 10 October – Freeman Cobb, businessman (born in the United States) (d. 1878) 30 November – Robert D. FitzGerald, explorer, ornithologist, and botanist (born in Ireland) (d. 1892) 4 December – Morton Allport, naturalist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1878) 5 December – Sir William Zeal, Victorian politician and railway engineer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1912) Deaths 24 November – Bungaree, explorer, entertainer, and community leader (b. 1775) References 1830 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia