1824 in Australia

none January 2012 September 2026 1824 The following lists events that happened during 1824 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch - George IV Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel George Arthur Events 5 March – The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Francis Forbes arrives in Sydney. 7 May – The Supreme Court of Tasmania, the first of all the State Supreme Courts, is established by Letters Patent. 17 May – The Supreme Court of New South Wales is created by Letters Patent. 25 August – The Legislative Council of New South Wales sits for the first time. 21 October – Joshua John Moore is the first person to take out a ticket-of-occupation for the land which later became the site of Canberra Name change from ' New Holland ' to ' Australia ', recommended by Matthew Flinders in 1804, receives official sanction by the United Kingdom. Exploration and settlement 12 September – Lieutenant Henry Miller is formally appointed to establish a penal colony at Moreton Bay resulting in the founding of Brisbane on the Brisbane River (Miller had arrived in Moreton Bay a couple of months prior to the formal appointment)http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20617350 THE FOUNDERS OF BRISBANE. The Brisbane Courier 28 April 1923 3 April 2015 19 National Library of Australia 20 September – Gordon Bremer arrives in Port Essington, in the Northern Territory, but rejects the recommended site as a settlement due to its lack of fresh water. Bremer claims the north coast of Australia from 129° to 135° longitude as British territory. https://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/melville-island--culture-and-history-20081125-6gpm.html Melville Island – Culture and History The Sydney Morning Herald 25 November 2008 23 February 2013 On 21 October Bremer's party establishes a settlement at Fort Dundas on Melville Island. 28 September – John Oxley recommends a new settlement be founded at Brisbane after finding Moreton Bay unsuitable. 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 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 Brisbane Angus & Robertson 1986 44 North Ryde, NSW 0-207-15232-2 16 December – Explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell arrive in the area Aboriginal people call Corayo on a bay called Jillong. Arts and literature 14 October – W. C. Wentworth and Robert Wardell begin publication of The Australian, the first independent newspaper in Australia. 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 8 North Ryde, New South Wales 0-207-15108-3 Births 23 March – John Norton Oxley, New South Wales politician (d. 1891) 2 May – William Randell, South Australian politician and pioneer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911) Deaths 19 July – Alexander Pearce, convict and criminal (born in Ireland) (b. 1790) References 1824 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia