1827 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling
- Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
Events
- 5 January - First boat regatta held on the River Derwent.[1] On 30 April a regatta was held in Sydney.[1]
- Theatre Royal, Sydney opened.[2]
Exploration and settlement
- 18 June - James Stirling establishes the Fort Wellington settlement at Raffles Bay, on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.[3]