1836 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1836 in Australia.
Incumbents
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Events
- 14 March – HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin, leaves Australia.
- 27 May – At least 7 Aboriginal are killed by Major Thomas Mitchell and his men in his third expedition as Surveyor General of New South Wales in the Mount Dispersion massacre.
- 29 July – Church Act enacted
Exploration and settlement
- 27 July – Reeves Point (later Kingscote), South Australia's first official European settlement is founded on Kangaroo Island.
- 28 December – South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
Births
Deaths
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