1794 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1794 in Australia.

Leaders

 * Monarch - George III
 * Acting Governor of New South Wales – Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose
 * Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King
 * Commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps – Francis Grose
 * Inspector of Public Works – John Macarthur

Events

 * 6 February – Captain John Hunter (former commander of HMS Sirius (1786) is appointed as Phillip's replacement as governor. However, he is in England at the time and will not arrive until September 1795.
 * 1 April – John Macarthur receives a further grant of 100 acre at Parramatta.
 * 18 May – Yemmerrawanne dies in England.
 * 20 August – A third attempt to cross the Blue Mountains is made, this time led by Henry Hacking; they return on 27th – unsuccessful.
 * 17 December – Grose leaves New South Wales for England. His positions as acting governor and commander of the New South Wales Corps are both filled by William Paterson.
 * The first road between Sydney and Paramatta is cleared

Births

 * 22 March – Frederick Irwin, acting Governor of Western Australia (d. 1860)
 * 10 November – Robert Towns, master mariner (d. 1873)
 * date unknown
 * Elizabeth Underwood, founder of Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1858)

Deaths

 * 9 June – Possible death of Robert Ross (records are unclear).