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See also: 1826 in Australia, other events of 1827, 1828 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 Births

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur

[edit] Events

• January 3 - First boat regatta held on the Derwent River.
• June 18 - James Stirling establishes a settlement at Raffles Bay, on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.
• Theatre Royal, Sydney opened

[edit] Births