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1867 in Australia

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See also:
  
Other events of 1867Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales — John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, until 11 August then Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
  • Governor of Queensland — Sir George Bowen
  • Governor of South Australia — Sir Dominick Daly
  • Governor of Tasmania — Colonel Thomas Browne
  • Governor of Victoria — Sir John Manners-Sutton
    • Premiers

    Premiers of the Australian colonies:

  • Premier of New South Wales — James Martin
  • Premier of Queensland — Robert Herbert until 15 August then Robert Mackenzie
  • Premier of South Australia — James Boucaut until 3 May then Henry Ayers (for the 3rd time)
  • Premier of Tasmania — Richard Dry
  • Premier of Victoria — James McCulloch

    • Events

  • 7 January — Riots at the Crocodile Creek goldfield destroyed the property of Chinese miners.
  • 1 June — Greatest recorded flood of the Hawkesbury River at 19.2 metres.
  • 12 October — The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases when the last convict ship to Western Australia, the Hougoumont, left Britain.
  • 16 October — English immigrant James Nash reports to authorities that he has discovered 75 ounces of alluvial gold in a creek at Gympie, Queensland. The find sparks a gold rush to the area, saving the colony of Queensland from bankruptcy.
  • 30 October — Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, arrives in Australia for the country's first royal visit.

    • Religion

  • Saint Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods found the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

    • Arts and literature

  • National Gallery of Victoria Art School accepts its first students

    • Sport

  • Tim Whiffler wins the Melbourne Cup

    • Births

  • 8 April — Arthur Streeton, artist (died 1943)
  • 17 June — Henry Lawson, writer (died 1922)
  • 4 December — Stanley Argyle, Premier of Victoria (died 1940)
  • 26 December — John Bradfield, engineer (died 1943)

    • Deaths

  • 11 January — Stuart Donaldson, Premier of New South Wales (born 1812)
  • 25 June — Bushrangers the Clarke brothers executed in Sydney.
  • 11 November — Mary Ann Bugg, bushranger (born 1834)

    • References

    1867 in Australia Wikipedia
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