- 1859 in Australia
"See also:"
1858 in Australia ,
other events of 1859,1860 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history .Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Denison
*Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
*Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard MacDonnell
*Governor of Tasmania - Sir Henry Young
*Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly
*Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Sir Arthur KennedyPremiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales -Charles Cowper ,William Forster
*Premier of Queensland -Robert Herbert
*Premier of South Australia - Richard Hanson
*Premier of Tasmania - Francis Smith
*Premier of Victoria -John O'Shanassy , William Nicholson
*Premier of Western Australia - "office first formed in 1890"Events
*
May 14 -Melbourne Football Club is founded
*June 6 - The colony ofQueensland is established by decree ofQueen Victoria .
*August 5 - The passenger steamship "SS Admella " is shipwrecked on a submerged reef nearMount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
*October 6 -Thomas Austin takes 24rabbit s and 5hare s toAustralia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.Exploration and Settlement
Births
Deaths
ee also
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1859
*1850s
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