1861 in Australia

1861 in Australia

"See also:"
1860 in Australia,
other events of 1861,
1862 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Dennison, John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
*Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
*Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard G. MacDonnell
*Governor of Tasmania - Sir Henry Young
*Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly
*Governor of Western Australia - "(office first formed in 1890)"

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales - John Robertson, then Charles Cowper
*Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
*Premier of South Australia - Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse
*Premier of Tasmania - William Weston, then Thomas Chapman
*Premier of Victoria - Richard Heales, then John O'Shanassy
*Premier of Western Australia - "office first formed in 1890"

Events

* May 13 - The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales.
* July 6 - Robert Palin is hanged in Western Australia following the use of Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 to secure the capital punishment of a convict for a crime not normally punishable by death.
* July 8 - The Geelong College is established by Reverend Alexander James Campbell in Newtown, Victoria.
* October - Robertson land acts passed by Parliament of New South Wales.

Arts and literature

*National Gallery of Victoria founded

port

* November 7 - The first Melbourne Cup is won by Archer. (List of Melbourne Cup winners).

Births

* August 2 - Edith Cowan, the first Australian woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament.

Deaths

* June 28 - Estimated death of William John Wills (b. 1834) and Robert O'Hara Burke (b. 1821), explorers.

ee also

*1861
*1860s


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