1891 in Australia

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1891 in Australia

1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 (1891) • 1892 • 1893 • 1894

Other events of 1891 • Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

• Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes (until 23 October) then George Dibbs
• Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II
• Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith
• Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh
• Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
• Premier of Victoria - James Munro

Events

• 5 January - The 1891 Australian shearers' strike begins, which leads to the formation of the Australian Labor Party.
• 13 April - Howard Moffat founds newspaper Daily Commercial News, which runs for 108 years before merging with Lloyd's List Australia Weekly to form Lloyd's List DCN.
• 17 June - The Labor party first entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly with 35 members elected.
• 9 October - The ceremonial mace is stolen from Victoria's Parliament House, Melbourne.

Census

Sport

• Malvolio wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

• 30 April – Pat O'Hara Wood, tennis player (d. 1961)
• 26 September – William McKell, Premier of NSW and Governor General of Australia (d. 1985)
• 25 December (in New Zealand) – Clarrie Grimmett, cricketer (d. 1980)

Deaths

• 8 May - John Robertson (b. 1816), Premier of New South Wales
• 29 October - Edward Hargraves (b. 1816), gold prospector
• 7 December - Arthur Blyth (b. 1823), Premier of South Australia