1859 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1859 in Australia.
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 Kennedy
Premiers[]
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
Events[]
- 14 May – Melbourne Football Club is founded.
- 6 June – The colony of Queensland is established by decree of Queen Victoria.
- July – Geelong Football Club is founded.[1]
- 5 August – The passenger steamship SS Admella is shipwrecked on a submerged reef near Mount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
- 6 October – Thomas Austin takes 24 rabbits and 5 hares to Australia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.
- The first permanent educational institution for girls, the East Leigh, is founded in Melbourne by Elizabeth Tripp.
Births[]
- 25 April – Joseph Maiden, botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1925)
- 28 November – Richard Godfrey Rivers, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1925)
References[]
- ^ "Detailed History". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Cats. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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