1795 in Australia

none September 2026 April 2014 1795 The following lists events that happened during 1795 in Australia. Leaders Monarch - George III Acting Governor of New South Wales – William Paterson Governor of New South Wales – John Hunter Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps – William Paterson Inspector of Public Works – John Macarthur Events May or June – The Battle of Richmond Hill takes place between the native Darug people and the New South Wales Corps.The Battle of Richmond Hill, A History of Aboriginal Sydney. 7 September – Reliance 1793 6 arrives in Sydney. Among the ship's passengers and crew are the Aboriginal Bennelong returning from a visit to England, the surgeon and explorer George Bass, and midshipman Matthew Flinders. 11 September – Floods devastate the farms at Hawkesbury. ? - A tornado strikes Sydney, destroying crops and trees in the early settlement, 1st tornado recorded in the BOM's severe weather archives. Births 28 April – Charles Sturt 21 July – George Gawler, second Governor of South Australia, born in Southsea. References Barker Anthony What Happened When Allen & Unwin 1996 St Leonards 978-1-86373-986-3 National Library of Australia The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 – 1830 http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/upsidedown/index.html 9 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070320021016/http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/upsidedown/index.html 20 March 2007 1795 in yes Category:Years of the 18th century in Australia