See also: 1803 in Australia, other events of 1804, 1805 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

Events

• March 4 - Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the Battle of Vinegar Hill: 200 convicts, mostly Irish, rebelled. 51 convicts were punished and nine hanged.
• September 30 - a government brewery was opned at Parramatta as a means of controlling the consumption of spirits.
• Matthew Flinders recommends that the newly discovered country, New Holland, be renamed "Australia" (from the Latin "australis" meaning "of the south").

Exploration and Settlement

• February 15 - Lieutenant-Governor David Collins established camp at Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania.
• March 24 - the settlement at the Hunter River, also known as the Coal River, was officially named Newcastle

See also

• 1804
• 1800s

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