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1813
1813 in Australia featured a number of important developments. Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains which opened up the interior of New South Wales for European settlement.Wendy Lewis, Simon Balderstone and John Bowan Events That Shaped Australia New Holland 2006 978-1-74110-492-9 John and Elizabeth Macarthur sent the first wool exports from their properties.
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
4 February – Major Thomas Davey succeeds David Collins as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
6 July – The first commercial shipment of wool sent to Britain by John and Elizabeth Macarthur.
Exploration and settlement
31 May – Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland marking the end of the first successful expedition across the Blue Mountains.
19 November – George William Evans, assistant surveyor, set out to confirm the earlier discoveries of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth.
7 December – The Macquarie River is discovered by George Evans.
Births
23 January – Charles Harpur, poet
7 June – Redmond Barry born in Ireland, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly.
References
Australian Encyclopedia, 1996 Volume 1 page 27
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