The following lists events that happened during 1805 in Australia.

Incumbents

*Monarch -

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Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies: *

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– Captain Philip King * Lieutenant-Governor of Southern Van Diemen's Land – David Collins * Lieutenant-Governor of Northern Van Diemen's Land – William Paterson

Events

* 24 May – William Bligh is appointed the fourth

for the salary of £2000 per year and £1000 pension. He arrives at Port Jackson to replace

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on 6 August 1806. * 8 June – John Macarthur returned to

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as a

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settler; the British Government accepted his resignation from the

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and approved his return.

Exploration and settlement

*15 February – Governor King instructed (apparently reluctantly) a surveyor to measure 5,000 acres (20 km²) for John Macarthur at Cowpastures, where Macarthur had been promised land by the

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, Lord Camden. Macarthur named his property Camden Park in honour of his sponsor.

References

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Years of the 19th century in Australia