1864 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
- Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
- Governor of South Australia - Sir Dominick Daly
- Governor of Tasmania - Colonel Thomas Browne
- Governor of Victoria - Sir Charles Darling
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - James Martin
- Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
- Premier of South Australia - Henry Ayers until 4 August, then Arthur Blyth
- Premier of Tasmania - James Whyte
- Premier of Victoria - James McCulloch
[edit] Events
- January 1 - The Queensland Police Force is established and begins operations with approximately 143 employees.[1]
- May 4 - The first trout hatchery in the southern hemisphere is established at Plenty, Tasmania.
- May 14 - Bushranger Frank Gardiner is sentenced to 32 years in prison, although he is later pardoned by Henry Parkes in 1874.
- May 20 - Bushranger Ben Hall and his gang escape from a shootout with police after attempting to rob the Bang Bang Hotel in Koorawatha, New South Wales.
- June 2 - The schooner Waratah disappears between Sydney and Newcastle, claiming seven lives.
- October 1 - The Australiasian (later to be known as Australasian Post) is first published in Melbourne.
[edit] Sport
- January 1 - The All-England Eleven cricket team defeats the Victorian XXII at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Lantern wins the Melbourne Cup.
[edit] Births
- February 17 - Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, poet (d. 1941)
- April 18 - Rose Summerfield, feminist and labour activist (d. 1922)
[edit] Deaths
- June 19 - Richard Heales, 4th Premier of Victoria (b. 1821)
