1792 in Australia

none September 2026 January 2012 1792 The following lists events that happened during 1792 in Australia. Leaders Monarch - George III Governor of New South Wales – Captain Arthur Phillip Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps – Francis Grose Events 14 February – Sydney's first retail shop opens. 23 April – The French d'Entrecasteaux expedition, consisting of frigates Recherche and Espérance, land at Recherche Bay, Tasmania to rewater and rest. 28 May – d'Entrecasteaux expedition leaves Tasmania and sails into the Pacific to search for La Pérouse. 14 July – The Home Secretary authorises Phillip to make land grants to civil and military officers. 1 November – The Philadelphia becomes the first foreign trading vessel to visit Sydney. December – d'Entrecasteaux expedition makes land near Cape Leeuwin and explores south coast of Western Australia. 10 December – With the colony beginning to flourish, Phillip is granted leave and permitted to return to England. He leaves on the Atlantic, taking Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne with him, and retires to a quiet life in Bath. While the British government decides on a replacement, Francis Grose (the commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps) takes control as Acting Governor. 11 December – Francis Grose officially takes up his role as Administrator 24 December – The American ship Hope arrives in Sydney; Grose is forced to buy alcohol to obtain other cargo. Births 9 March – Robert Johnston 16 June – Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell surveyor and explorer. 20 October – John Pascoe Fawkner 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 1792 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 18th century in Australia