1830 in Australia

See also: 1829 in Australia, other events of 1830, 1831 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
• Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling

[edit] Events

• September 20 - The Port Arthur penal settlement was established.
• October 7 - The 'Black Line' campaign of the Black War begins in an attempt to capture all Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.

[edit] See also

• 1830
• 1830s