1820 in Australia

none September 2026 May 2011 1820 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1820 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1820 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – George III until 29 January 1820 then George IV Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel William Sorell Events 3 May – John Joseph Therry and Philip Conolly, the first Catholic priests officially appointed to Australia, arrive at Port Jackson from Ireland. 1038-054X The Bulletin Australian Almanac & Book of Facts 1992 Munday Rosemary How Australia Began: Significant Dates in Australian History Sydney Australian Consolidated Press 1991 2 19 August – Joseph Wild discovers Lake George and names the Snowy Mountains. 28 October – Governor Macquarie names Lake George after King George III. 1 December – Campbelltown, New South Wales is established. Sydney has 1,084 buildings – mostly single-storey dwellings – and 12,079 people. Angus Cameron The Second Australian Almanac: An 800-page Databank Crammed with Essential Information for Every Australian Part One: Capital City Chronologies. A History of Sydney Angus & Robertson 1986 4 North Ryde, NSW 0-207-15232-2 Sheep population in Australia - 120,000. Births 14 May – James Martin (died 1886), Premier of New South WalesSir James Martin, 1820–1886 http://arc.parracity.nsw.gov.au/blog/2017/12/11/sir-james-martin-1820-1886/ Heritage Archives and Library Research and Collection Services 10 December 2017 21 March 2018 22 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082134/http://arc.parracity.nsw.gov.au/blog/2017/12/11/sir-james-martin-1820-1886/ dead References 1820 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia