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1806 in Australia

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1806
in
Australia

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1806 in Australia.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Governors of the Australian colonies:

Events

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  • 5 August – Captain William Bligh arrives in Sydney to take over the governorship.[1]
  • 12 August – Governor King boards HMS Buffalo for his return to England, and Bligh's commission is formally read.

Exploration and settlement

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References

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  1. ^ A. G. L. Shaw (1966). Douglas Pike (ed.). Bligh, William (1754–1817). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 January 2022.