1857 in Australia
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1856 in Australia
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1856 in Australia
1856 in Australia
See also:1855 in Australia,other events of 1856,1857 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history.- Governors:Governors of the Australian colonies:*Governor of New South Wales — Sir William Denison...
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other events of 1857,
1858 in Australia
1858 in Australia
See also:1857 in Australia,other events of 1858,1859 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history.- Governors:Governors of the Australian colonies:*Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison...
and the
Timeline of Australian history
Timeline of Australian history
This is a timeline of Australian history.-BC:*c. 68,000–40,000 BC: Aboriginal tribes are thought to have arrived in Australia.*c. 13,000 BC: Land bridges between mainland Australia and Tasmania are flooded. Tasmanian Aboriginal people become isolated for the next 12,000 – 13,000 years.*c...
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Governors
Governors of the Australian coloniesGovernors of the Australian states
The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives of the Queen of Australia in each of that country's six states. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
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- Governor of New South WalesGovernors of New South WalesThe Governor of New South Wales is the state viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who is equally shared with 15 other sovereign nations in a form of personal union, as well as with the eleven other jurisdictions of Australia, and resides predominantly in her...
- Sir William DenisonWilliam DenisonSir William Thomas Denison, KCB was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, Governor of New South Wales from 20 January 1855 to 22 January 1861, and Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866.... - Governor of South AustraliaGovernors of South AustraliaThe Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.In...
- Sir Richard MacDonnellRichard Graves MacDonnellSir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor... - Governor of TasmaniaGovernors of TasmaniaThe Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.In accordance with the...
- Sir Henry YoungHenry YoungSir Henry Edward Fox Young, KCMG was the fifth Governor of South Australia, serving in that role from 2 August 1848 until 20 December 1854. He was then the first Governor of Tasmania, from 1855 until 1861.-Early life:... - Governor of VictoriaGovernors of VictoriaThe Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of its monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
- Sir Henry BarklyHenry BarklySir Henry Barkly, GCMG, KCB, FRS, FRGS was a British politician, colonial governor and patron of the sciences.-Early life and education:... - Governor of Western Australia as a Crown ColonyGovernor of Western AustraliaThe Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:* presiding over the Executive Council;...
- Sir Arthur KennedyArthur Edward KennedySir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland....
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian coloniesPremiers of the Australian states
The Premiers of the Australian states are the de facto heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. They perform the same function at the state level as the Prime Minister of Australia performs at the national level. The territory equivalents to the...
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- Premier of New South WalesPremiers of New South WalesThe Premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature...
- Henry Parker to 7 September then Charles CowperCharles CowperSir Charles Cowper, KCMG was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five different occasions from 1856 to 1870.... - Premier of South AustraliaPremiers of South AustraliaBefore the 1890s when there was no formal party system in South Australia, MPs tended to have historical liberal or conservative beliefs. The liberals dominated government from 1893 to 1905 with Labor support, with the conservatives mostly in opposition. Labor took government with the support of...
- Boyle FinnissBoyle FinnissBoyle Travers Finniss was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.-Early life:...
, John BakerJohn Baker (Australian politician)John Baker was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens.-Early...
, Robert TorrensRobert TorrensSir Robert Richard Torrens, GCMG was the third Premier of South Australia and a pioneer and author of simplified system of transferring land.-Early life:...
, Richard HansonRichard Hanson (Australian politician)Sir Richard Davies Hanson , was the fourth Premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and was a Chief Judge from 20 November 1861 until 4 March 1876 on the Supreme Court of South Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of South... - Premier of TasmaniaPremiers of TasmaniaThe Premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly will nominate its leader to be Premier. The nominated politician is then invited by the Governor of...
- William ChampWilliam ChampWilliam Thomas Napier Champ was a soldier and politician who became the first Premier of Tasmania.-Early life:...
, Thomas GregsonThomas GregsonThomas George Gregson was the second Premier of Tasmania, serving from 26 February 1857 until 25 April 1857.-Early life:...
, William Weston, Francis SmithFrancis Smith (Australian politician)Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith was a British lawyer, judge and politician, who was the fourth Premier of Tasmania from 12 May 1857 until 1 November 1860.... - Premier of VictoriaPremiers of VictoriaThe Premier of Victoria is the leader of the government in the Australian state of Victoria. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Legislative Assembly....
- Dr William HainesWilliam Haines (Australian politician)Dr William Clark Haines , Australian colonial politician, was the first Premier of Victoria.Haines was born in London, the son of John Haines, a physician. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in medicine; he later practiced surgery for several years...
, John O'ShanassyJohn O'ShanassySir John O'Shanassy, KCMG , Australian colonial politician, was the 2nd Premier of Victoria. O'Shanassy was born near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of a surveyor, and came to the Port Phillip District in 1839...
Events
- 13 May - St Kilda railway station, Melbourne is opened.
- 4 July – Anti-Chinese riots occur in Victoria.
- 25 July - Matthew Blagden HaleMatthew Blagden HaleMatthew Blagden Hale was the first Bishop of Perth and then the Bishop of Brisbane.Born in Alderley, Gloucestershire, England, Matthew Hale was the son of Robert and Lady Theodosia . His maternal grandfather was The Earl of Mayo, Lord Archbishop of Tuam...
is consecrated as the first Bishop of Perth in a ceremony at the Lambeth Palace Chapel. - 20 August - The DunbarDunbar (shipwreck)The Dunbar was a full-rigged ship that was wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1857 with the loss of 121 lives.The Dunbar was launched on 30 November 1853 for London shipowner Duncan Dunbar and entered the passenger and cargo trade between London and Sydney early the following...
is wrecked at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, killing 121 passengers. - In Victoria, Australia, one adult male in 7 is Chinese.
Births
- 26 February – Alfred WaldronAlfred Waldron (footballer)Alfred "Topsy" Waldron was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the South Australian Football Association during the 19th century...
, Australian rules footballer (d. 1929) - 21 March – Alice HenryAlice HenryAlice Henry , was an Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist who also became prominent in the American trade union movement as a member of the Women's Trade Union League....
, suffragist and trade unionist (d. 1943) - 25 March – Francis ClarkeFrancis ClarkeFrancis Clarke was an Australian politician. Born in Stroud, New South Wales, the son of Thomas Clarke and Ellen Walsh. He attended St Stanislaus College at Bathurst before becoming a surveyor. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1893 to 1898, representing the seats of...
, politician (d. 1939) - 3 May – Robert HutchinsonRobert Hutchinson (Australian politician)Robert David Hutchinson was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 until 1904 representing the seat of Geraldton.-Biography:...
, WA politician (d. 1918) - 9 May – Sidney KidmanSidney KidmanSir Sidney Kidman was a pastoralist in Australia and controlled huge tracts of land.-Early life:Sidney Kidman was born near Adelaide third son of George Kidman , farmer, and his wife Elizabeth Mary, née Nunn...
, pastoralist (d. 1935) - 31 May – William StoryWilliam Story (Australian politician)William Harrison Story was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, he was educated at state schools before becoming a stonemason and bricklayer. He served as President of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers Society and the Adelaide Trades and Labour Council, and was mayor of Norwood and...
, politician (d. 1924) - 13 June – Hubert Newman Wigmore ChurchHubert Newman Wigmore ChurchHubert Newman Wigmore Church was an Australian poet.Church was born in Hobart, Tasmania, the son of Hubert Day Church and his wife Mary Ann. His father, a barrister, came from Somerset and was a descendant of the family of John Hampden. Hubert Church was taken to England when eight years old, and...
, poet (d. 1932) - 14 June – Adolphus TaylorAdolphus TaylorAdolphus George Taylor was an Australian journalist and politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...
, journalist and NSW politician (d. 1900) - 25 June – Louis GabrielLouis GabrielCharles Louis Gabriel was an Australian photographer and medical practitioner. He was born in Kempsey, a remote New South Wales settlement, to Dr. Charles Gabriel and Emma Rudder. Despite his upbringing in this remote colonial and coastal fringe, like his father and grandfather before him, Louis...
, photographer (d. 1927) - 1 August – John HarryJohn HarryJohn Harry was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test at Adelaide in 1895....
, Test cricketer (d. 1919) - 7 September – John McIlwraith, Test cricketer (d. 1938)
- 19 September – John LivingstonJohn Livingston (Australian politician)John Livingston was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1906 to 1922.Livingston was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia and educated privately at the family home of Curratum. He worked on farms in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria and in 1880 explored the Gascoyne...
, politician (d. 1935) - 14 October – Allan McDougallAllan McDougallAllan McDougall was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice boilermaker. He worked on the dockyards and became secretary of the Boilermakers' Union. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a member of the Labor Party. He...
, Senator for New South Wales (d. 1924) - 12 November – Samuel MaugerSamuel MaugerSamuel Mauger was an Australian social reformer, hat manufacturing unionist and a Protectionist politician.-Early life:...
, politician (d. 1936) - 2 December – Thomas LavelleThomas LavelleThomas James Lavelle was an Australian politician. He was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, and received a primary education. He worked variously as a farmer, a canecutter and a railworker, before becoming an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union...
, politician (d. 1944) - 5 December – Cyril CameronCyril CameronCyril St Clair Cameron was an Australian soldier and politician.Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School and then attended Edinburgh University, becoming a pastoralist and professional soldier...
, Senator for Tasmania (d. 1941) - 21 December – Joseph CarruthersJoseph CarruthersSir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers KCMG was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.According to Percival Serle, few premiers of New South Wales succeeded in doing so much distinguished work...
, Premier of New South Wales (d. 1932)
Deaths
- 10 May – John BusbyJohn BusbyJohn Busby was an English-born surveyor and civil engineer, active in Australia.-Early life:Busby was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, eldest son of George Busby, a miner and coalmaster of Stamford, and his wife Margaret, née Wilson, of Dunstan, Northumberland...
(b. 1765), surveyor and civil engineer - 10 August – Frank McCallumFrank McCallumFrancis McNeish McNeil McCallum was a notorious bushranger during the early part of the Victorian Gold Rush in Australia....
, bushranger ("Captain Melville") - 29 August – Archibald Clunes InnesArchibald Clunes InnesArchibald Clunes Innes was a soldier and pastoralist from Thrumster, Caithness, Scotland. When he arrived in Australia in 1822 he was a captain in the Third Regiment , on the ship “Eliza”, in charge of 170 convicts....
(b. 1800), soldier and pastoralist