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1891 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1891 in Australia.

Contents

Incumbents

Premiers

Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes (until 23 October) then George Dibbs

Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II

Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith

Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh

Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest

Premier of Victoria - James Munro

Governors

Governor of New South Wales – Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey

Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman

Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore

Governor of Tasmania – Robert Hamilton

Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow

Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson

Events

  • 5 January - The 1891 Australian shearers' strike begins, which leads to the formation of the Australian Labor Party.
  • 13 April - Howard Moffat founds newspaper Daily Commercial News, which runs for 108 years before merging with Lloyd's List Australia Weekly to form Lloyd's List DCN.
  • 17 June - The Labor party first entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly with 35 members elected.
  • 9 October - The ceremonial mace is stolen from Victoria's Parliament House, Melbourne.

    • Sport

  • Malvolio wins the Melbourne Cup

    • Births

    6 January – Ted McDonald, cricketer (died 1937)

    22 January – Jack Lockett, oldest recorded Australian man (died 2002)

    15 February – Roy Rene, comedian (died 1954)

    28 March – May Mabel Adamson, school principal (died 1966)

    9 April – Lesbia Harford, poet (died 1927)

    30 April – Pat O'Hara Wood, tennis player (died 1961)

    27 June – Mina Wylie, swimmer (died 1984)

    26 September – William McKell, Premier of NSW and Governor General of Australia (died 1985)[1]

    18 October – Joe Abbott, politician (died 1965)

    25 December (in New Zealand) – Clarrie Grimmett, cricketer (died 1980)

    Deaths

    8 May – John Robertson (born 1816), Premier of New South Wales

    27 October – Robert Allwood (born 1803), clergyman[2]

    29 October – Edward Hargraves (born 1816), gold prospector

    7 December – Arthur Blyth (born 1823), Premier of South Australia

    References

    1891 in Australia Wikipedia
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