1888 in Australia

"See also:"
1887 in Australia,
other events of 1888,
1889 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
*Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II
*Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith (til June 13), Thomas McIlwraith (til November 30) then Boyd Morehead
*Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh
*Premier of Victoria - Duncan Gillies
*Governor of the Crown Colony of Western Australia - Sir Frederick Broome

Events

* January - Centennial Park is opened in Sydney
* January 30 - The Presbyterian Church of New South Wales establishes its first school, the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
* October 4 - Princes Bridge, Melbourne is opened
* October 9 - Launceston, Tasmania is proclaimed a city.

Undated

* Angus & Robertson publish their first book, "A Crown of Wattle"
* Excavation begins on the water supply tunnels beneath Fremantle Prison, in Western Australia.

port

* "Mentor" wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

* June 29 – Squizzy Taylor, Melbourne gangster. (d. 1927)
* October 31 – Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer (d. 1958)
* December 14 – Harold Hardwick, freestyle swimmer (d. 1959)

Deaths

* February 21 - William Weston, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
* May 30 - Louis Buvelot, painter (b. 1814)
* October 9 - Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland (b. 1828)

ee also

*1888
*1800s