Australia's Significant Events In The 19th Century

Matthew Flinders Circumnavigates Australia

Period: 1801 to 1803

At the very start of the 19th century, a man named Matthew Flinders sailed around the continent and called this land 'Australia'

First Aussie Dollar

1814

Australia was lost in a lack of currency, so Governor Macquarie imported 40,000 silver Spanish eight-reale pieces.
So, the introduction to the first Australian coin, the 'Holey'

First Bank

1817

Governor Macquarie established the first bank in Australia