The following lists events that happened during 1799 in Australia.

Leaders

*Monarch -

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

* Governor of New South Wales – John Hunter * Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island –

Philip Gidley King Captain Philip Gidley King (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was a British politician who was the third Governor of New South Wales. When the First Fleet arrived in January 1788, King was detailed to colonise Norfolk Island for defence ...

* Inspector of Public Works – Richard Atkins

Events

* 7 January – Bass and

Flinders Flinders may refer to: Places Antarctica * Flinders Peak, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia New South Wales * Flinders County, New South Wales * Shellharbour Junction railway station, Shellharbour * Flinders, New South Wa ...

complete their circumnavigation of

Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sep ...

in sloop ''

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

''. * 11 February – The gaol in Sydney is burned by arsonists. * 3 March – Hawkesbury River floods, killing one. * 12 March –

Isaac Nichols Isaac Nichols (29 July 1770 – 18 November 1819) was an English born Australian farmer, shipowner and public servant who was a convict transported to New South Wales on the Third Fleet, on the Admiral Barrington. He was transported for seven ...

is accused of stealing stolen goods and sentenced to 14 years on Norfolk Island; his sentence is suspended by Governor Hunter on 1 April * 8 July – Matthew Flinders leaves Port Jackson to explore the East coast in sloop ''

''; he surveys

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

between the 15th and 31st and charts

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to ...

on 2 August. He returns to Sydney on 20 August. * 18 October – Five settlers are found guilty of killing aborigines in the Hawkesbury, they are later pardoned. * 5 November – Hunter is recalled and Philip Gidley King is named as his successor * 28 December – The gaol in Parramatta is lost to arson.

Births

*25 August – John Dunmore Lang *2 October – William Lonsdale *15 October –

Archibald Mosman Archibald Mosman (15 October 1799 – 29 January 1863) was a Scottish-born merchant, grazier and whaler in New South Wales, Australia. Early life Archibald Mosman was born on 15 October 1799 in Scotland to Hugh Mosman, convener of Lanark and Agnes ...

Deaths

*26 January – Thomas Muir

References

* * {{Oceania topic, 1799 in, countries_only=yes Years of the 18th century in Australia