1821 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1821 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George IV
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie until 1 December 1821, succeeded by Thomas Brisbane.
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel William Sorell
Events
- 3 February â Sir Thomas Brisbane is commissioned as Governor to succeed Macquarie. He replaces Macquarie on 1 December of the same year.
- February â John Bigge finishes gathering evidence on all aspects of the colonial government, including finances, the church, the judiciary, and the convict system. He then sails back to England.
- 1 May â The Australian Magazine, Australia's first periodical, begins publication.
- 27 June â The Philosophical Society of Australasia is established. It would be renamed as the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1866 at the request of Queen Victoria.
- 29 October â Governor Macquarie lays foundation stone for first Catholic church in Australia, St Mary's.[1]
- The Female Factory, for women convicts, is separated from the Parramatta Gaol. Many women are selected as brides or for domestic service.[2]
- Parramatta Marist High School, Australia's first private school, founded by John Joseph Therry.[2]
- Wool export in Australia - 75,400 pounds.
Exploration and settlement
- March â Port Macquarie, a penal settlement, was established for convicts that had committed secondary crimes in New South Wales.[2]