1808 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1808 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George III
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales â Captain William Bligh (until 26 January by no coincidence), then Major George Johnston (until 28 July), then Major Joseph Foveaux
- Lieutenant-Governor of Southern Van Diemen's Land â David Collins
- Lieutenant-Governor of Northern Van Diemen's Land â William Paterson (until 24 March)
Events
- 26 January â John Macarthur is arrested sparking the Rum Rebellion. Military officers supporting Macarthur arrest Governor Bligh.
- 2 February â William Paterson sails to Sydney from Port Dalrymple, Van Diemen's Land to take over the administration of New South Wales following the removal of Bligh.
Exploration and settlement
- First settlement at Kingston, Van Diemen's Land.
Births
- 23 September â William Henty, one of the Henty brothers (although the only brother not to set foot in Portland, Victoria): he took a leading part in the legal disputes over the settlement.[1]
Deaths
- 19 June â Alexander Dalrymple, who had strongly opposed the establishment of New South Wales in A Serious Admonition to the Public on the Intended Thief-Colony at Botany Bay (London, 1786).
- 3 September â Philip Gidley King, third Governor of New South Wales.