1842 in Australia

1842 in Australia

"See also:"
1841 in Australia,
other events of 1842,
1843 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Sir George Gipps
*Governor of Queensland - "(office first formed in 1859)"
*Governor of South Australia - Sir George Grey
*Governor of Tasmania - Captain Sir John Franklin
*Governor of Victoria - "(office first formed in 1851)"
*Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - John Hutt.

Events

* 20 July - an Act (6 Vic.No 3) passed "to declare the town of Sydney to be a city and to incorporate the inhabitants thereof".cite web
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* 12 August - Melbourne incorporated as a "town".
* August 21 - Hobart Town is proclaimed a city.

Births

* January 15 - Mary MacKillop, the only Australian nun to be beatified, is born in Fitzroy, Victoria.

ee also

*1842
*1840s

Notes


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