1892 in Australia

1892 in Australia

"See also:"
1891 in Australia,
other events of 1892,
1893 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Premier of New South Wales - George Dibbs
*Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II (until 21 June), Frederick Holder (until October 15), then John Downer
*Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith
*Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh (until 17 August) then Henry Dobson
*Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
*Premier of Victoria - James Munro (until 16 February), then William Shiels

Events

* April 20 - Victoria holds a general election.
* May 23 - Frederick Deeming hanged at Melbourne Gaol having been unsuccessfully defended by the lawyer Alfred Deakin. Deeming was accused of committing a series of crimes on three continents — theft, perjury, fraud, bigamy and murder; he used at least 20 aliases.
* October 10 - Jackie Howe shears a total of 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes at Blackall, Queensland, a record for hand shears that still stands.

port

* October 5 - the Australian Cricket Council announces an intercolonial cricket competition to be known as the Sheffield Shield.
* "Glenloth" wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

* April 13 - Gladys Moncrieff (d. 1976), singer
* April 20 - Grace Cossington Smith, Artist, (d. 1984)
* July 6 - John Simpson Kirkpatrick, World War I ANZAC known as "the man with the donkey". [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090613b.htm]
* August 7 - Sir Arthur Coles, businessman and philanthropist.
* December 8 - Bert Hinkler (d. 1933), aviator

Deaths

* May 10 - Barcroft Boake (b. 1866), poet

ee also

*1892
*1800s


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