See also: 1804 in Australia, other events of 1805, 1806 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Captain Philip King
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - David Collins

Events

• May 24 - William Bligh is appointed the fourth Governor of New South Wales; he arrives at Port Jackson to replace King on August 6, 1806.
• June 8 - John Macarthur returned to New South Wales as a civilian settler; the British Government accepted his resignation from the New South Wales Corps 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 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Lord Camden. Macarthur named his property Camden Park in honour of his sponsor.

See also

• 1805
• 1800s