1821 in Australia

none January 2012 September 2026 1821 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1821 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1821 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch - George IV Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie until 1 December 1821, succeeded by Thomas Brisbane. Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel William Sorell Events 3 February – Sir Thomas Brisbane is commissioned as Governor to succeed Macquarie. He replaces Macquarie on 1 December of the same year. February – John Bigge finishes gathering evidence on all aspects of the colonial government, including finances, the church, the judiciary, and the convict system. He then sails back to England. 1 May – The Australian Magazine, Australia's first periodical, begins publication. 27 June – The Philosophical Society of Australasia is established. It would be renamed as the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1866 at the request of Queen Victoria. 29 October – Governor Macquarie lays foundation stone for first Catholic church in Australia, St Mary's.Sternbeck Michael 2022 For a godly purpose: planning Saint Mary's Chapel in old Sydney-town https://australiancatholichistoricalsociety.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sternbeck-REVV-jachs-2023.pdf Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 43 1–24 6 January 2023 The Female Factory, for women convicts, is separated from the Parramatta Gaol. Many women are selected as brides or for domestic service. Parramatta Marist High School, Australia's first private school, founded by John Joseph Therry. Wool export in Australia - 75,400 pounds. Exploration and settlement March – Port Macquarie, a penal settlement, was established for convicts that had committed secondary crimes in New South Wales. Angus Cameron The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology Angus & Robertson 1985 7–8 North Ryde, NSW 0-207-15108-3 References 1821 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia