1806 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King then Captain William Bligh
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins
Events
- 5 August - Captain William Bligh arrived in Sydney to take over the governorship.
- 12 August - Governor King boarded HMS Buffalo for his return to England and Bligh's commission was formally read.
Exploration and settlement
- 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.
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