1813 in Australia

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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

^ Wendy Lewis, Simon Balderstone and John Bowan (2006). Events That Shaped Australia. New Holland. ISBN 978-1-74110-492-9.

Australian Encyclopedia, 1996 Volume 1 page 27

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