1846 in Australia

1846 in Australia

"See also:"
1845 in Australia,
other events of 1846,
1847 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 - 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

* September 23 - Explorer John Ainsworth Horrocks died at Penwortham in South Australia after he was accidentally shot in a hunting accident.
* October 12 - Bushranger Lawrence Kavenagh is executed by hanging.

Births

*May 4 - John Henry Want, NSW attorney general

Deaths

ee also

*1846
*1840s


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