1842 in Australia
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1842 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Sir George Gipps
- Governor of South Australia - Sir George Grey
- Governor of Tasmania - Captain Sir John Franklin
- Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - John Hutt.
Events
- 20 July - an Act (6 Vic.No 3) passed "to declare the town of Sydney to be a city and to incorporate the inhabitants thereof".[1]
- 12 August - Melbourne incorporated as a "town".[1]
- 21 August - Hobart Town is proclaimed a city.
Births
- 15 January - Mary MacKillop, the only Australian nun to be canonized, is born in Fitzroy, Victoria.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "History of Sydney City Council" (pdf). City of Sydney. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/documents/history/hs_chos_history_of_council_1001.pdf. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
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