1827 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1827 in Australia.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch - George IV
Governors
[edit]Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling
- Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
Events
[edit]- 5 January - First boat regatta held on the River Derwent.[1] On 30 April a regatta was held in Sydney.[1]
- Theatre Royal, Sydney opened.[2]
Exploration and settlement
[edit]- 18 June - James Stirling establishes the Fort Wellington settlement at Raffles Bay, on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.[3]
Births
[edit]- 24 October – James Rutherford, transit pioneer (born in the United States) (d. 1911)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cameron, Angus, ed. (1986). "Part One: Capital City Chronologies". The Second Australian Almanac: An 800-page Databank Crammed with Essential Information for Every Australian. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 5, 88. ISBN 0-207-15232-2.
- ^ Rivera, Larry. "Theatre Royal". About.com (IAC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Cameron, Angus, ed. (1985). "Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology". The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-207-15108-3.
