1872 in Australia

1872 in Australia

"See also:"
1871 in Australia,
other events of 1872,
1873 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, then Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
*Governor of Queensland - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
*Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
*Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
*Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
*Governor of Western Australia - "(office first formed in 1890)"

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales - Sir James Martin, until 14 May then Henry Parkes
*Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
*Premier of South Australia - Arthur Blyth, until 22 January then Henry Ayers (5th time)
*Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson, until 4 November then Frederick Innes
*Premier of Victoria - Charles Gavan Duffy, until 10 June then James Francis
*Premier of Western Australia - "office first formed in 1890"

Events

* February 26 - The brig "Maria" is wrecked when it strikes a reef near Cardwell off the coast of Queensland, killing 39 people.
* June 12 - A Victorian branch of the Royal Australian Mint opens in Melbourne.
* August 22 - The Australian Overland Telegraph Line is completed when two telegraph lines are joined at Frew's Ponds in the Northern Territory (then South Australia).
* September 24 - The General Post Office opens in Brisbane, Queensland.

port

* "The Quack" wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

*February 22 - Shaw Neilson, poet (d. 1942)
*September 28 - David Unaipon, writer and inventor (d. 1967)

Deaths

*January 15 - John King, explorer (b. 1838)
*February 20 - Andrew Petrie, architect (b. 1798)
*March 20 - William Wentworth, explorer (b. 1790)
*April 28 - Caroline Calvert, writer and naturalist (b. 1834)
*May 19 - John Baker, Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)
*June 11 - John Davies, founder of "The Mercury" newspaper (b. 1814)
*December 31 - John McKinlay, explorer (b. 1819)

ee also

*1872
*1870s


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Australia — • Includes history, education, and religious statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Australia     Australia     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Australia Station — Royal Navy squadron on the Australia Station moored in Sydney in 1880 Active Created in 1859 …   Wikipedia

  • 1872 — Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12 day slower Julian calendar). It was a year in the 19th Century. Events of… …   Wikipedia

  • 1872 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=18th century c=19th century cf=20th century yp1=1869 yp2=1870 yp3=1871 year=1872 ya1=1873 ya2=1874 ya3=1875 dp3=1840s dp2=1850s dp1=1860s d=1870s da=0 dn1=1880s dn2=1890s dn3=1900s|EventsAwardsWorks… …   Wikipedia

  • General Mining Act of 1872 — The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands. This law, approved on May 10, 1872, codified the… …   Wikipedia

  • 1873 in Australia — See also: 1872 in Australia, other events of 1873, 1874 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead *Governor of… …   Wikipedia

  • 1871 in Australia — See also: 1870 in Australia, other events of 1871, 1872 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Somerset Lowry Corry, 4th Earl Belmore *Governor… …   Wikipedia

  • Lands administrative divisions of South Australia — The 37 counties of South Australia in 1886; later 12 more were proclaimed …   Wikipedia

  • List of localities in Victoria (Australia) — Map of Local Government Areas in Victoria This is a list of locality names and populated place names in the state of Victoria, Australia, outside the Melbourne metropolitan area. It is organised by region from the south west of the state to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity in Australia — Main article: Religion in Australia Christianity by Country …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”