1814 in Australia

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See also:	Other events of 1814 Timeline of Australian history

The following lists events that happened during 1814 in Australia.

• Monarch - George III

Governors of the Australian colonies:

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

• 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.^[1] 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.

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

• 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.

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