1795 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1795 in Australia.


Leaders

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom, George III *Acting Governor of New South Wales – William Paterson (governor), William Paterson *Governor of New South Wales – John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), John Hunter *Administrative Heads of Norfolk Island, Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King *Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps – William Paterson (governor), William Paterson *Inspector of Public Works – John Macarthur (wool pioneer), John Macarthur


Events

* May or June – The Battle of Richmond Hill takes place between the native Darug people and the New South Wales Corps.The Battle of Richmond Hill
''A History of Aboriginal Sydney''.
* 7 September – arrives in Sydney. Among the ship's passengers and crew are the Aboriginal Bennelong returning from a visit to England, the surgeon and explorer George Bass, and midshipman Matthew Flinders. * 11 September – Floods devastate the farms at City of Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury. * ? - A tornado strikes Sydney, destroying crops and trees in the early settlement, 1st tornado recorded in the Bureau of Meteorology, BOM's severe weather archives.


Births

*28 April – Charles Sturt *21 July – George Gawler, second Governor of South Australia, born in Southsea.


References

* * {{Oceania topic, 1795 in, countries_only=yes 1795 in Australia, Years of the 18th century in Australia