1890 in Australia

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See also: 1889 in Australia, other events of 1890, 1891 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Sport 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
• Premier of South Australia - John Cockburn (til August 19) then Thomas Playford II
• Premier of Queensland - Boyd Morehead (til August 12) then Samuel Griffith
• Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh
• Premier of Western Australia - Position established from December 29 John Forrest
• Premier of Victoria - Duncan Gillies (til November 5) then James Munro

[edit] Events

• January 1 - The University of Tasmania opens
• February 28 - The steamship RMS Quetta sinks off Cape York Peninsula, killing 133

[edit] Sport

• Carbine wins the Melbourne Cup

[edit] Births

• March 10 - Albert Ogilvie, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1939)
• July 18 - Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
• August 29 - Richard Gardiner Casey, Governor General of Australia (d. 1976)
• September 10 - Robert Heffron, Premier of New South Wales (d. 1978)
• December 31 - Daryl Lindsay, artist (d. 1976)

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• 1890
• 1800s