1820 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1820 in Australia.

Incumbents

• Monarch – George III until 29 January 1820 then George IV

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel William Sorell

Events

• 3 May – John Joseph Therry and Philip Conolly, the first Catholic priests officially appointed to Australia, arrive at Port Jackson from Ireland.
• 19 August – Joseph Wild discovers Lake George and names the Snowy Mountains.
• 28 October – Governor Macquarie names Lake George after King George III.
• 1 December – Campbelltown, New South Wales is established.
• Sydney has 1,084 buildings – mostly single-storey dwellings – and 12,079 people.
• Sheep population in Australia - 120,000.

Births

• 14 May – James Martin (died 1886), Premier of New South Wales

References