1859 in Australia

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1859 in Australia

1856 • 1857 • 1858 • 1859 (1859) • 1860 • 1861 • 1862

Other events of 1859 • Timeline 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 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.
• 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.

Exploration and settlement

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

• 1859
• 1850s