1870 in Australia
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See also: 1869 in Australia, other events of 1870, 1871 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 - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
- Governor of Queensland - Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall
- Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
- Governor of Western Australia - (office first formed in 1890)
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - John Robertson, until 13 January then Charles Cowper, until 16 December then James Martin
- Premier of Queensland - Charles Lilley, until 3 May then Arthur Hunter Palmer
- Premier of South Australia - Henry Strangways, until 30 May then John Hart
- Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson
- Premier of Victoria - John Alexander MacPherson, until 9 April then James McCulloch
- Premier of Western Australia - office first formed in 1890
[edit] Events
- January 3 - A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.
- February 1 - A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.
- March 22 - A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
- April 20 - A second state flag of New South Wales is adopted, similar to the current flag of Victoria: a crown above the Southern Cross.
- July 22 - A state flag of South Australia is adopted.
- August 11 - Melbourne Town Hall is opened.
[edit] Unknown dates
- All British Army troops are withdrawn from Australia, leaving each colony responsible for its own land defence.
[edit] Exploration and Settlement
- March 17 - Explorer John Ross discovers Alice Springs.
- April 14 - Gold is discovered in Gulgong, New South Wales, sparking a major gold rush in the area.
- August 27 - John Forrest successfully arrives in Adelaide from Perth, leading an expedition along the south coast via the Great Australian Bight.
[edit] Science and Technology
- September 15 - Work begins on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line linking Port Augusta to Darwin.
[edit] Sport
- Nimblefoot wins the Melbourne Cup
- May 13 - Port Adelaide Football Club is founded in South Australia
[edit] Births
- January 3 - Ethel Richardson (d. 1946), author, better known by her nom de plume Henry Handel Richardson
- May 17 - Newton Moore (d. 1936), Premier of Western Australia
- November 1 - Christopher Brennan (d. 1932), poet
- December 16 - Alfred Hill (d. 1960), composer
[edit] Deaths
- May 25 - Captain Thunderbolt (real name Fred Ward, b. 1836), bushranger
- June 24 - Adam Lindsay Gordon (b. 1833), poet
