1845 in Australia

1845 in Australia

"See also:"
1844 in Australia,
other events of 1845,
1846 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 (to October 25), then Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe
*Governor of Tasmania - Sir John Eardley-Wilmot
*Governor of Victoria - "(office first formed in 1851)"
*Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - John Hutt.

Events

* March 12 - St John the Baptist Church in Reid Canberra is consecrated.
* August 4 - The ship "Cataraqui" is wrecked off the coast of Tasmania, the 406 people on board drown.
* July 20 - Charles Sturt enters the Simpson Desert in central Australia.
* June 21 - News of the discovery of a rich body of copper ore at Burra, South Australia is published in Adelaide newspapers.
* December 17 - Ludwig Leichhardt arrives at Port Essington, Northern Territory, after an overland journey of 4800 km from Jimbour on the Darling Downs.

Births

* February 25 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
* April 15 - Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer. (d. 1919)
* June 16 - William Charles Kernot, engineer.
* June 21 - Samuel Griffith, politician and judge.

Deaths

* August 5 - John Blaxland, pioneer grazier.

ee also

*1845
*1840s


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