1836 IN AUSTRALIA

''See also:''
1835 in Australia,
other events of 1836,
1837 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Events

See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

★ Governor of New South Wales - Major-General Sir Richard Bourke.

★ Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur

★ Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling

Events

★ March 14 - The HMS ''Beagle'', carrying Charles Darwin, leaves Australia.

★ December 28 - South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

See also

★ 1836

★ 1830s