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1862 in Australia

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Decades:
  
1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s

See also:
  
Other events of 1862 Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales - John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
  • Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
  • Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Sir Dominick Daly
  • Governor of Tasmania - Colonel Thomas Browne
  • Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly

    • Premiers

    Premiers of the Australian colonies:

  • Premier of New South Wales - Charles Cowper
  • Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
  • Premier of South Australia - Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse
  • Premier of Tasmania - Thomas Chapman
  • Premier of Victoria - John O'Shanassy

    • Exploration and settlement

  • 24 July - Explorer John McDouall Stuart successfully returns from crossing the Australian continent from north to south on his third attempt.

    • Sport

  • 4 November - Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).

    • Births

  • 4 February - George Ernest Morrison, Australian adventurer and journalist (died 1920)
  • 16 November - Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (died 1944)

    • Deaths

  • 13 March - Roderick Flanagan (born 1828), historian
  • 5 July - Charles Whitehead (born 1804), English novelist

    • References

    1862 in Australia Wikipedia
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