1804 in Australia
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See also: 1803 in Australia, other events of 1804, 1805 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
[edit] 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").
[edit] 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
