1877 in Australia

1877 in Australia

"See also:"
1876 in Australia,
other events of 1877,
1878 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Events

*March 8 - John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
*March 10 - Cloncurry was established
*March 15 to April 4 - 1877 Australia v England series is played
*April 1 - A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships
*June 8 - Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory
*July 20 - Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland
*August 9 - Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania
*August 17 - John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales
*September 11 - Ships "Avalanche" and "Forrest" collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved
*October 2 - William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia
*October 26 - James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia
*November 12 - Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia

Births

*January 17 - May Gibbs
*August 25 - John Latham
*October 8 - Hans Heysen
*November 14 - Norman Brookes

Deaths

*March 25 - Caroline Chisholm
*April 2 - W. H. Hayes
*June 16 - John Fairfax
*August 17 - Martin Cash
*September 16 - Saxe Bannister

References

*cite book
last = Barker
first = Anthony
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =What Happened When
publisher = Allen & Unwin
date = 1996
location = St Leonards
isbn = 1-86373-986


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