1802 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1802 in Australia.

1802
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
See also:

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Events

Exploration and settlement

  • 14 February – Acting lieutenant John Murray, commander of the Lady Nelson, explores Port Phillip.
  • 1 May – Matthew Flinders becomes the first European to visit the You Yangs ranges near Geelong, Victoria. He and three of his men climb to the highest point, naming it "Station Peak". It is later renamed Flinders Peak.

Deaths

References

  1. Australia's oldest murder mystery, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November 2003.
  2. John Ross (ed.) (1993) Chronicle of Australia, Melbourne, Chronicle Australasia, p.121. ISBN 1-872031-83-8
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