4 March – The Castle Hill convict rebellion, also known as the Battle of Vinegar Hill, takes place: 200 convicts, mostly Irish, rebel. Fifty-one convicts are punished, and nine hanged.[1]
3 May – An Aboriginal food hunting party is attacked by settlers and soldiers at Risdon Cove. Eyewitness estimates of the death toll from the massacre vary from three or four to fifty.[2]
16 September – A government-owned brewery is opened at Parramatta as a means of controlling the consumption of spirits.[3]
4 November – In a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Matthew Flinders recommends that the newly discovered country, New Holland, be renamed "Australia" or "Terra Australis" (from the Latin "australis" meaning "of the south").[4]
24 March – The settlement at the Hunter River, also known as the Coal River, is officially named Newcastle.[6]
8 May – Lieutenant-Governor Collins establishes the settlement at Sullivan's Cove on the Derwent River.[7]
15 June – The name "Hobart Town", after the Colonial Secretary Lord Hobart, is adopted as the name for the new colony at Sullivan's Cove.[7]
5 November – Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson arrives at Outer Cove, leading the Buffalo, the Lady Nelson and two schooners, under instructions from London to form a settlement in the north of Van Diemen's Land.[7]
27 December – George Barrington (born 1755), convict and police officer
Referencesedit
^Whitaker, Anne-Maree: Castle Hill convict rebellion 1804, Dictionary of Sydney.
^Darby, Andrew: Debate exposes 200-year-old massacre, The Age, 4 May 2004.
^Late in the eighteenth century, Australian Beers.
^Flinders' letter to Sir Joseph Banks 1804, National Library of Australia, 4 November 1804.
^Newman, Terry: Bowen Refuses to Bow Out 5 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Parliamentary History Project (Parliament of Tasmania), December 2003.
^Settlement at Coal Harbour and Hunter’s River to be named Newcastle, Limits of Settlement and Governorship, &c., University of Newcastle, 24 September 1804.
^ abc1803–1850s, British outpost, Tasmanian Year Book 2005, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 21 November 2006.
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1804, australia, following, lists, events, that, happened, during, 1803, 1802, 1801, 1805, 1806, 1807decades, 1780s, 1790s, 1800s, 1810s, 1820ssee, also, other, events, 1804, timeline, australian, history, contents, incumbents, governors, events, exploration, . The following lists events that happened during 1804 in Australia 1803 1802 1801 1804 in Australia 1805 1806 1807Decades 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820sSee also Other events of 1804 Timeline of Australian history Contents 1 Incumbents 1 1 Governors 2 Events 3 Exploration and settlement 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 ReferencesIncumbents editMonarch George IIIGovernors edit Governors of the Australian colonies Governor of New South Wales Captain Philip King Lieutenant Governor of Southern Van Diemen s Land David Collins Lieutenant Governor of Northern Van Diemen s Land William PatersonEvents edit4 March The Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the Battle of Vinegar Hill takes place 200 convicts mostly Irish rebel Fifty one convicts are punished and nine hanged 1 3 May An Aboriginal food hunting party is attacked by settlers and soldiers at Risdon Cove Eyewitness estimates of the death toll from the massacre vary from three or four to fifty 2 16 September A government owned brewery is opened at Parramatta as a means of controlling the consumption of spirits 3 4 November In a letter to Sir Joseph Banks Matthew Flinders recommends that the newly discovered country New Holland be renamed Australia or Terra Australis from the Latin australis meaning of the south 4 Exploration and settlement edit15 February Lieutenant Governor David Collins lands at Risdon Cove in Van Diemen s Land Tasmania Unhappy with the area as a site for a settlement Collins sends his surveyor George Prideaux Harris and harbour master William Collins in search of an alternative site Harris and Collins recommend Sullivan s Cove 5 24 March The settlement at the Hunter River also known as the Coal River is officially named Newcastle 6 8 May Lieutenant Governor Collins establishes the settlement at Sullivan s Cove on the Derwent River 7 15 June The name Hobart Town after the Colonial Secretary Lord Hobart is adopted as the name for the new colony at Sullivan s Cove 7 5 November Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson arrives at Outer Cove leading the Buffalo the Lady Nelson and two schooners under instructions from London to form a settlement in the north of Van Diemen s Land 7 Births edit5 October Robert Campbell politician died 1859 Deaths edit21 March James Bloodsworth born 1759 convict and bricklayer 27 December George Barrington born 1755 convict and police officerReferences edit Whitaker Anne Maree Castle Hill convict rebellion 1804 Dictionary of Sydney Darby Andrew Debate exposes 200 year old massacre The Age 4 May 2004 Late in the eighteenth century Australian Beers Flinders letter to Sir Joseph Banks 1804 National Library of Australia 4 November 1804 Newman Terry Bowen Refuses to Bow Out Archived 5 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Parliamentary History Project Parliament of Tasmania December 2003 Settlement at Coal Harbour and Hunter s River to be named Newcastle Limits of Settlement and Governorship amp c University of Newcastle 24 September 1804 a b c 1803 1850s British outpost Tasmanian Year Book 2005 Australian Bureau of Statistics 21 November 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1804 in Australia amp oldid 1180362777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
