1866 in Australia
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See also: 1865 in Australia, other events of 1866, 1867 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Events
- February 1 - Arthur Macalister becomes Premier of Queensland
- March 19 - Sister Mary MacKillop founds the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola, South Australia.
- April 17 - The Tariff Bill passes though the Parliament of Victoria; Australia's first protective tariffs become law the following day.
- June 20 - Adelaide's town Hall opens
- July 12 - SS Cawarra was wrecked off Newcastle, only 1 of 61 passengers and crew survive
- July 18 - The passenger vessel Netherby is wrecked off King Island, all 450 on board survived
- July 20 - Arthur Macalister resigns as Premier of Queensland during a bank crisis, he resumes his post on August 7 as the crisis eased
- August 15 - John Manners-Sutton becomes Governor of Victoria
- September 8 - The Blood or bread riots begin as unemployed men attempt to storm government stores; the riots continue to the 10th
- October 24 - The Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia opens in Melbourne.
- November 24 - Richard Dry becomes Premier of Tasmania
- December 7 - John Granville Grenfell, gold commissioner, killed by bushrangers near Narromine
[edit] Births
- March 26 - Bancroft Boake, songwriter
- April 11 - Bernard O'Dowd, writer (d. 1953)
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
- February 3 - William Haines, Premier of Victoria (b. 1810)
- June 5 - John McDouall Stuart, explorer (b. 1815)
[edit] References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.
