1795 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1795 in Australia.
Leaders
- Monarch - George III
- Acting Governor of New South Wales â William Paterson
- Governor of New South Wales â John Hunter
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island â Philip Gidley King
- Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps â William Paterson
- Inspector of Public Works â John Macarthur
Events
- May or June â The Battle of Richmond Hill takes place between the native Darug people and the New South Wales Corps.[1]
- 7 September â HMS Reliance arrives in Sydney. Among the ship's passengers and crew are the Aboriginal Bennelong returning from a visit to England, the surgeon and explorer George Bass, and midshipman Matthew Flinders.
- 11 September â Floods devastate the farms at Hawkesbury.
- ? - A tornado strikes Sydney, destroying crops and trees in the early settlement, 1st tornado recorded in the BOM's severe weather archives.
Births
- 28 April â Charles Sturt
- 21 July â George Gawler, second Governor of South Australia, born in Southsea.