1814 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1814 in Australia.

← 1813 1812 1811 1814 in Australia → 1815 1816 1817
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s
See also:	Other events of 1814 Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

• Monarch - George III

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey

Events

• 31 January – The "holey dollar" and "dump" go into circulation.
• 4 February
  • The Court of Civil Jurisdiction is abolished by the Second Charter of Justice; it was replaced by the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South Wales. The court had jurisdiction to deal with civil disputes where the amount in dispute in the colony was more than £50 sterling.
  • The Governors Court is established by Letters Patent dated 4 February 1814 issued by King George III. The court had jurisdiction over civil claims in New South Wales.
  • The Lieutenant Governor's Court is established by Letters Patent dated 4 February 1814 issued by King George III. The court had jurisdiction over civil claims in Van Diemen's Land.
• 20 May – The convict transport ship Three Bees catches fire and blows up in Sydney Harbour.
• Anglesea Barracks is established.

Births

• 3 March – Louis Buvelot
• Date unknown: Robert Richard Torrens

Deaths

• 8 May – Francis Grose
• 19 July – Matthew Flinders
• 31 August – Admiral Arthur Phillip RN, British naval officer and former Governor of New South Wales, dies at Bath, England aged 75.

References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86373-986-3.