1815 in Australia

none September 2026 January 2012 1815 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1815 Timeline of Australian history The following events happened in Australia in the year 1815. Incumbents Monarch - George III Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey Events 14 January – The road over the Blue Mountains is completed to the Macquarie River. 7 April – Bathurst, New South Wales is founded following its discovery by George Evans. It is Australia's first inland European settlement. 12 December – Captain James Kelly sets out on circumnavigation of Tasmania, during which important observations are made on the resources of the west coast. A single ship carries 60,000 sealskins to London from Australia (a normal cargo contains at least 10,000 skins). Births 27 May – Henry Parkes 5 August – Edward John Eyre 7 September – John McDouall Stuart Deaths 9 January – Augustus Alt 10 November – Ellis Bent 11 November – Maurice Margarot References Barker Anthony What Happened When Allen & Unwin 1996 St Leonards 978-1-86373-986-3 1815 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia