- 1889 in Australia
"See also:"
1888 in Australia ,
other events of 1889,1890 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history .Incumbents
*Premier of New South Wales -
Henry Parkes (til January 16),George Dibbs (til March 7) thenHenry Parkes
*Premier of South Australia -Thomas Playford II (til June 27) then John Cockburn
*Premier of Queensland -Boyd Morehead
*Premier of Tasmania -Philip Fysh
*Premier of Victoria -Duncan Gillies
*Governor of the Crown Colony of Western Australia - Sir Frederick BroomeEvents
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February 1 –Foster's Lager , brewed by the Foster brothers, goes on sale for the first time.
*May 23 –Louisa Lawson founded theDawn Club , which became the hub of thewomen's suffrage movement in Sydney.
*September 30 – ThePalmerston and Pine Creek Railway narrow gaugerailway in theNorthern Territory is officially opened.
*October 24 – TheTenterfield Oration is delivered by Henry Parkes, calling for the Federation of the states.
*November 27 – TheSydney Town Hall is officially opened.
*December 21 – The poemClancy of the Overflow , byBanjo Paterson , is first published in "The Bulletin " magazine.port
* "Bravo" wins the
Melbourne Cup Births
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April 18 -Jessie Street , feminist and suffragette (d. 1970)
*September 18 -Doris Blackburn , politician (d. 1970)
*October 27 -Fanny Durack , swimmer (d. 1956)Deaths
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February 9 -Peter Lalor ,Eureka Stockade leader (b. 1827)
*November 5 -Peter Warburton , explorer (b. 1813)ee also
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1889
*1800s
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