1847 in Australia
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See also: 1846 in Australia, other events of 1847, 1848 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy
- Governor of Queensland - (office first formed in 1859)
- Governor of South Australia - Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe
- Governor of Tasmania - Sir William Denison
- Governor of Victoria - (office first formed in 1851)
- Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke.
[edit] Events
- June 25 - Melbourne is declared a city by Queen Victoria.
- July 15 - St Peter's College, Adelaide is founded by members of the Anglican Church of Australia.
- December 28 - Augustus Short, the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide, South Australia arrives from England.
