1858 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Denison
- Governor Queensland - (office first formed in 1859)
- 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
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - Charles Cowper
- Premier of Queensland - role created in 1859
- Premier of South Australia - Richard Hanson
- Premier of Tasmania - Francis Smith
- Premier of Victoria - Dr William Haines, John O'Shanassy
- Premier of Western Australia - office first formed in 1890
[edit] Events
- July 12 - The newspaper The Advertiser is first published in Adelaide, South Australia.
- July 31 - A game of football is played between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College.
- September 10 - Fitzroy, Victoria becomes a municipality in its own right, after separating from the City of Melbourne.
- December 8 - The building of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne begins.
[edit] Exploration and Settlement
[edit] Births
- January 28 - Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, scientist (d. 1934)
- June 18 - Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason, Premier of Western Australia (d. 1927).
- September 5 - Victor Daley, poet (d. 1905)
- October 27 - Elliott Lewis, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)
[edit] Deaths
- February 16 - Charles Augustus FitzRoy, 10th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1796)
- April 2 - Ralph Darling, 7th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1772)
