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Governor of New South Wales

vice-regal representative of the Australian monarch in New South Wales

23 dated entries naming Governor of New South Wales, drawn from 18 separate years between 1773 CE and 1835 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Governors of New South Wales in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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18th century

  • 1773July 23 – Thomas Brisbane, Scottish astronomer, Governor of New South Wales (d. 1860)source
  • 1791Governor of New South Wales – Captain Arthur Phillip, RNsource
  • 1793Acting Governor of New South Wales – Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grosesource
  • 1795Acting Governor of New South Wales – William Patersonsource
  • 1795Governor of New South Wales – John Huntersource
  • 1796Governor of New South Wales – John Huntersource
  • 1797Governor of New South Wales – John Huntersource
  • 1798Governor of New South Wales – John Huntersource
  • 1799Governor of New South Wales – John Huntersource

19th century

  • 180221 May – Governor King questions the Captains of three ships, the Britannia, Speedy and Venus i about whaling off the New Zealand coast.source
  • 180330 January – George Bass asks Governor King of New South Wales for a fishing monopoly from a line bisecting New Zealand from Dusky Sound to Otago Harbour extending south to include the subantarctic islands. It is not granted but shows the sealers' area of interest at this time.source
  • 180710 February – Former Governor Philip Gidley King leaves New South Wales.source
  • 1807April – Governor Bligh issues a proclamation that South Sea Islanders (including Māori) are not to be taken to England and £20 bond is to be deposited for any that are brought into Port Jackson. This is ignored by most ship's captains.source
  • 1808Late May/June – Te Pahi, with three of his sons, travels to Port Jackson on the Commerce to complain to Governor of New South Wales Bligh about the kidnapping of his daughter and her husband by Captain Dalrymple.source
  • 1808January 26 – Rum Rebellion: On the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, disgruntled military officers of the New South Wales Corps (the "Rum Corps") overthrow and imprison Governor William Bligh and seize control of the colony.source
  • 18098 May – Lachlan Macquarie is officially appointed Governor of New South Wales, caretaker William Patterson governs until his appointment begins on 1 January 1810.source
  • 18101 January – Lachlan Macquarie is sworn in as Governor of New South Wales.source
  • 1814August 31 – Arthur Phillip, British admiral, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)source
  • 181431 August – Admiral Arthur Phillip RN, British naval officer and former Governor of New South Wales, dies at Bath, England aged 75.source
  • 181412 November – Kendall appointed Justice of the Peace for New Zealand by Governor Macquarie.source
  • 181924 July – Governor Macquarie appoints Butler a justice of the peace for New Zealand.source
  • 18213 February – Sir Thomas Brisbane is commissioned as Governor to succeed Macquarie. He replaces Macquarie on 1 December of the same year.source
  • 18356 June – Batman's Treaty is created between John Batman and Wurundjeri elders to secure the land around Port Phillip Bay for the establishment of Melbourne. The treaty was later declared void by the Governor of New South Wales, Richard Bourke.source

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