The following lists events that happened during 1806 in Australia.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch - George III
Governors edit
Events edit
- 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 edit
- Governor King estimated that 280 men were employed along the Australian coast in sealing and fishing.
- Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent.
References edit
- ^ 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.