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1823 in Australia

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Incumbents
Governors
Events
Exploration and settlement
Science and technology
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
Deaths
References

The following lists events that happened during 1823 in Australia.

Incumbents

Monarch - George IV

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane
Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel William Sorell

Events

The British Government, with the New South Wales Judicature Act, establishes the first Legislative Council in Australia, an advisory body of five appointed citizens. The Governor, Thomas Brisbane, has power of veto.^[1]^[2]
15 February – Surveyor James McBrien at the Fish River near Bathurst discovers gold. It is the first known report of gold, though it is not made public, the Australian gold rushes do not begin until 1851.
11 December – Richmond Bridge, the oldest bridge in Australia still in use, had its foundation stone laid.

Exploration and settlement

5 June – A path through the Liverpool Range, now known as Pandora’s Pass, is found by Allan Cunningham.
31 October – John Oxley explores the Tweed River.
2 December – John Oxley become the first European to navigate the Brisbane River.^[1]

Arts and literature

William Charles Wentworth publishes the first book of Australian verse, Australasia: A Poem, in London.^[1]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite book | editor-first = Angus | editor-last = Cameron | title = The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More | chapter = Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology | publisher = Angus & Robertson | year = 1985 | page = 8 | location = North Ryde, NSW | isbn = 0-207-15108-3 }}
2. ^{{cite book | issn = 1038-054X | title = The Bulletin Australian Almanac & Book of Facts 1992 | editor-last = Munday | editor-first = Rosemary | chapter = How Australia Began: Significant Dates in Australian History | location = Sydney | publisher = Australian Consolidated Press | year = 1991 | page = 2 }}

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