See also: 1803 in Australia, other events of 1804, 1805 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This is a timeline of Australian history. ...

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies: The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level. ...

• Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Philip Gidley King (23 April 1758 - 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ... Standard of the Governor of Tasmania The Governor of Tasmania is the representatives in the Australian state of Tasmania of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Lieutenant-Governor David Collins R.M. was the inaugral Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

Events

• March - Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the Battle of Vinegar Hill: 200 convicts, mostly Irish, rebelled. 51 convicts were punished and nine hanged.
• 30 September - a government brewery was opned at Parramatta as a means of controlling the consumption of spirits.

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... The entrance of a brewery. ... Fort Parramatta is a fort north of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol (Ethanol) purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ...

Exploration and Settlement

• 15 February - Lieutenant-Governor David Collins established camp at Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania.
• 24 March - the settlement at the Hunter River, also known as the Coal River, was officially named Newcastle

February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lieutenant-Governor David Collins R.M. was the inaugral Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Sullivans Cove, on the Derwent River, Tasmania, was the initial landing site of what is now the city of Hobart. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. ... A view of Newcastle from Stockton Newcastle is Australias sixth largest city and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ...

See also

• 1804
• 1800s