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1825 in Australia
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1825
The following lists events that happened during 1825 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
14 June – Van Diemen's Land is separated administratively from New South Wales. 1038-054X The Bulletin Australian Almanac & Book of Facts 1992 Munday Rosemary How Australia Began: Significant = Sydney Australian Consolidated Press 1991 2
3 December – Van Diemen's Land becomes fully independent from New South Wales. The Legislative Council of Tasmania is established and George Arthur, former Lieutenant-Governor, is promoted as its first Governor. 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, NSW 0-207-15108-3
Exploration and settlement
4 March – A penal settlement is established on Maria Island, Tasmania.
Brisbane is founded.
Deaths
25 February – Aboriginal bushranger, Musquito is hanged at Hobart.
7 December – John Ovens, explorer (b. 1788)
References
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Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia