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1871 in Australia

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See also:
  
Other events of 1871Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
  • Governor of Queensland - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
  • Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson
  • Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
  • Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury

    • Premiers

    Premiers of the Australian colonies:

  • Premier of New South Wales - Sir James Martin
  • Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
  • Premier of South Australia - John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth
  • Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson
  • Premier of Victoria - Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy

    • Events

  • 15 March - Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
  • 5 May - The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.
  • 19 June - Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria.
  • 24 September - Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order.

    • Exploration and settlement

  • March - Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.

    • Sport

  • The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.
  • 7 November - The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup

    • Births

  • 10 January - Miles Evergood (died 1939), artist
  • 26 January - Oscar Asche (died 1936), actor and director
  • 22 February - Hayden Starke (died 1958), High Court judge
  • 3 April - John Wren (died 1953), businessman
  • 20 August - Sydney Long (died 1955), artist
  • 23 November - William Watt (died 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria

    • Deaths

  • 2 January - Sir Samuel Blackall (born 1809), Governor of Queensland
  • 19 January - Sir William Denison (born 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
  • 23 April - James Frederick Palmer (born 1803), Victorian politician

    • References

    1871 in Australia Wikipedia
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