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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Year in Australia 1813 in Australia featured a number of important developments. Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains which opened up the interior of New South Wales for European settlement.[1] John and Elizabeth Macarthur sent the first wool exports from their properties.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George III
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey
Events
- 4 February – Major Thomas Davey succeeds David Collins as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
- 6 July – The first commercial shipment of wool sent to Britain by John and Elizabeth Macarthur.
Exploration and settlement
- 31 May – Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland marking the end of the first successful expedition across the Blue Mountains.
- 19 November – George William Evans, assistant surveyor, set out to confirm the earlier discoveries of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth.
- 7 December – The Macquarie River is discovered by George Evans.
Births
- 23 January – Charles Harpur, poet
- 7 June – Redmond Barry born in Ireland, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly.
References
- Australian Encyclopedia, 1996 Volume 1 page 27
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