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1859 in Australia

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Decades:
  
1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s

See also:
  
Other events of 1859 Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales — Sir William Denison
  • Governor of Queensland — Sir George Bowen
  • Governor of South Australia — Sir Richard MacDonnell
  • Governor of Tasmania — Sir Henry Young
  • Governor of Victoria — Sir Henry Barkly
  • Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony — Sir Arthur Kennedy

    • Premiers

    Premiers of the Australian colonies:

  • Premier of New South Wales — Charles Cowper, William Forster
  • Premier of Queensland — Robert Herbert
  • Premier of South Australia — Richard Hanson
  • Premier of Tasmania — Francis Smith
  • Premier of Victoria — John O'Shanassy, William Nicholson

    • Events

  • 14 May — Melbourne Football Club is founded.
  • 6 June — The colony of Queensland is established by decree of Queen Victoria.
  • 18 July — Geelong Football Club is founded.
  • 5 August — The passenger steamship SS Admella is shipwrecked on a submerged reef near Mount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
  • 6 October — Thomas Austin takes 24 rabbits and 5 hares to Australia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.

    • References

    1859 in Australia Wikipedia
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